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WHEREAS his extraordinary knowledge of geography, geographers, exploration and scientific literature in several languages, his unwavering devotion to truth and scholarship, and his deep understanding of the principles of geographic nomenclature are reflected in all of the Board's successes from the
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regions, who exercised broad influence on the field in various positions, ultimately as Chief
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WHEREAS he served as a chairman of the
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WHEREAS in the death of W.L.G. Joerg on
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WHEREAS his warm human kindness, modesty and integrity generated both affection and respect for him in all who came to know him: Now, therefore, be it
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in 1911, where he would remain until 1937, when he left the
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RESOLVED, That this resolution be spread upon the minutes of this Board, and that a copy be transmitted to his widow.
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