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Kirtley Fletcher Mather

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Kirtley Fletcher Mather

Birth
Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA
Death
7 May 1978 (aged 90)
Albuquerque, Bernalillo County, New Mexico, USA
Burial
Granville, Licking County, Ohio, USA GPS-Latitude: 40.0639306, Longitude: -82.5144417
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Kirtley Mather was an American geologist
and faculty member at Harvard University.
A graduate of Denison University and the University of Chicago, he was an expert on petroleum geology and mineralogy.

Mather was a prominent scholar, advocate for academic freedom, social activist and critic of McCarthyism. He is known for his efforts to harmonize the dialogue between science and religion, role in the Scopes "Monkey Trial", faith-based liberal activism and advocacy for adult education programs.
Kirtley Mather was an American geologist
and faculty member at Harvard University.
A graduate of Denison University and the University of Chicago, he was an expert on petroleum geology and mineralogy.

Mather was a prominent scholar, advocate for academic freedom, social activist and critic of McCarthyism. He is known for his efforts to harmonize the dialogue between science and religion, role in the Scopes "Monkey Trial", faith-based liberal activism and advocacy for adult education programs.


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