Alexander H. Rice Jr.
Alexander Hamilton Rice Jr. | |
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Rice in the field | |
| Born | August 2, 1875 Roxbury, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Died | July 23, 1956 (aged 80) Newport, Rhode Island, U.S. |
| Alma mater | Harvard University (BA, MD) |
| Known for | Aerial mapping and Amazon River exploration |
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| Awards | Commandeur de la Légion d'honneur |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Geography |
| Institutions | Harvard University |
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Alexander Hamilton Rice Jr. (August 29, 1875 – July 23, 1956) was an American physician, geographer, and explorer of the Amazon Basin. He was a professor of geography at Harvard University from 1929 to 1952. He was also founder and director of the Harvard Institute of Geographical Exploration and curator of the South American section of the Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology.