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31: 366: 171:(Mount McKinley) region in Alaska in 1906, 1910 and 1912. He nearly succeeded in reaching the summit of the highest peak of Denali in 1912. In his 1912 attempt on Denali, he was accompanied by 121: 101: 356: 361: 213: 96:, and was connected with the faculty there in 1891–1911, filling the chair of physics for some time before his resignation. He wrote 341: 109: 346: 283: 143:
Prospecting, surveying, and studying mineralogy and general physics, he made explorations and first ascents in the
72:(9 July 1867 – 12 March 1944) was an American physicist and mountaineer. He was one of the original members of the 310: 117: 105: 89: 304: 247: 241: 30: 336: 331: 189: 73: 172: 160: 113: 85: 44: 266: 152: 144: 351: 125: 303: 176: 156: 240: 100:(1897), and made many contributions to scientific periodicals. He was a member of the 325: 234: 148: 132: 164: 147:
in 1897, 1899 and 1903. He participated in first ascents of the mountains
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John William Leonard; Albert Nelson Marquis (1901).
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59: 51: 37: 21: 314:. New York: P. F. Collier & Son Company. 175:. On an earlier attempt, he was accompanied by 98:Systematic Treatise on Electrical Measurements 8: 208: 206: 102:American Institute of Electrical Engineers 29: 18: 285:Studies on Food Economics: Vegetarianism 167:in Alberta. He made explorations of the 202: 290:American Journal of Clinical Medicine 260: 258: 214:"Herschel Clifford Parker, 1867-1944" 7: 229: 227: 302:Reynolds, Francis J., ed. (1921). 242:"Parker, Herschell Clifford"  16:American physicist and mountaineer 14: 305:"Parker, Herschel Clifford"  239:Rines, George Edwin, ed. (1920). 357:Columbia School of Mines alumni 92:in 1890, receiving a degree of 1: 110:New York Academy of Sciences 362:Columbia University faculty 267:"Parker, Herschel Clifford" 126:Vedanta Society of New York 383: 311:Collier's New Encyclopedia 120:. He was a fellow of the 118:Appalachian Mountain Club 106:American Physical Society 28: 218:The American Alpine Club 90:Columbia School of Mines 88:. He graduated from the 70:Herschel Clifford Parker 23:Herschel Clifford Parker 248:Encyclopedia Americana 63:Physicist, mountaineer 124:and president of the 271:Who's Who in America 190:Denali National Park 74:American Alpine Club 342:American physicists 192:is named after him. 84:Parker was born at 347:American explorers 114:The Explorers Club 86:Brooklyn, New York 45:Brooklyn, New York 67: 66: 374: 316: 315: 307: 299: 293: 281: 275: 274: 262: 253: 252: 244: 231: 222: 221: 210: 153:British Columbia 33: 19: 382: 381: 377: 376: 375: 373: 372: 371: 322: 321: 320: 319: 301: 300: 296: 282: 278: 264: 263: 256: 238: 232: 225: 212: 211: 204: 199: 188:Parker Pass in 185: 141: 82: 47: 42: 24: 17: 12: 11: 5: 380: 378: 370: 369: 364: 359: 354: 349: 344: 339: 334: 324: 323: 318: 317: 294: 276: 273:. p. 862. 254: 223: 201: 200: 198: 195: 194: 193: 184: 181: 177:Frederick Cook 173:Belmore Browne 151:and Dawson in 140: 139:Mountaineering 137: 81: 78: 65: 64: 61: 57: 56: 53: 49: 48: 43: 39: 35: 34: 26: 25: 22: 15: 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 379: 368: 365: 363: 360: 358: 355: 353: 350: 348: 345: 343: 340: 338: 335: 333: 330: 329: 327: 313: 312: 306: 298: 295: 291: 287: 286: 280: 277: 272: 268: 261: 259: 255: 250: 249: 243: 236: 235:public domain 230: 228: 224: 219: 215: 209: 207: 203: 196: 191: 187: 186: 182: 180: 178: 174: 170: 166: 163:, Biddle and 162: 158: 154: 150: 146: 145:Canadian Alps 138: 136: 134: 131:Parker was a 129: 127: 123: 119: 115: 111: 107: 103: 99: 95: 91: 87: 79: 77: 75: 71: 62: 60:Occupation(s) 58: 55:12 March 1944 54: 50: 46: 40: 36: 32: 27: 20: 309: 297: 289: 284: 279: 270: 246: 217: 142: 130: 97: 83: 69: 68: 337:1944 deaths 332:1867 births 41:9 July 1867 326:Categories 292:25: 59-60. 288:. (1918). 197:References 133:vegetarian 116:, and the 161:Deltaform 155:, and of 80:Biography 157:Hungabee 237::  220:. 1947. 149:Goodsir 352:Denali 183:Legacy 169:Denali 165:Lefroy 108:, the 104:, the 94:Ph.B. 52:Died 38:Born 328:: 308:. 269:. 257:^ 245:. 226:^ 216:. 205:^ 179:. 159:, 135:. 128:. 112:, 76:. 251:.

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Brooklyn, New York
American Alpine Club
Brooklyn, New York
Columbia School of Mines
Ph.B.
American Institute of Electrical Engineers
American Physical Society
New York Academy of Sciences
The Explorers Club
Appalachian Mountain Club
American Association for the Advancement of Science
Vedanta Society of New York
vegetarian
Canadian Alps
Goodsir
British Columbia
Hungabee
Deltaform
Lefroy
Denali
Belmore Browne
Frederick Cook
Denali National Park


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