

Daniel Moreau Barringer (May 25, 1860 – November 30, 1929) was a geologist best known as the first person to prove the existence of an impact crater on the Earth, the Meteor Crater in Arizona. The site has been renamed the Barringer Crater in his honor.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daniel_Barringer_(geologist)
https://www.ncpedia.org/biography/barringer-daniel-moreau-0
Also Princeton Class of 1879.
Article including a plaque at the meteor site, including the names of all his children: http://www.meteorite-times.com/Back_Links/2004/November/Jims_Fragme...
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May 25, 1860
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Raleigh, Wake, North Carolina, United States
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June 11, 1899
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Wayne, Delaware, Pennsylvania, United States
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May 3, 1909
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Pennsylvania, Wayne, United States
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October 2, 1916
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