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Ellen Churchill Semple

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Ellen Churchill Semple

Birth
Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky, USA
Death
8 May 1932 (aged 69)
West Palm Beach, Palm Beach County, Florida, USA
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Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky, USA Add to Map
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Geographer. Advisor to President Woodrow Wilson for the Versailles Peace Conference of 1919; based on her work in establishing geography as a legitimate field, the University of Kentucky honored her by making her the first woman to receive an honorary degree. Charter member and president of the Association of American Geographers. Semple was the first woman to be placed in the president's position in any national academic organization ever in the United States.
Geographer. Advisor to President Woodrow Wilson for the Versailles Peace Conference of 1919; based on her work in establishing geography as a legitimate field, the University of Kentucky honored her by making her the first woman to receive an honorary degree. Charter member and president of the Association of American Geographers. Semple was the first woman to be placed in the president's position in any national academic organization ever in the United States.

Bio by: Mike Maloney

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  • Originally Created by: Mike Maloney
  • Added: Nov 22, 2002
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/6944914/ellen_churchill-semple: accessed ), memorial page for Ellen Churchill Semple (8 Jan 1863–8 May 1932), Find a Grave Memorial ID 6944914, citing Cave Hill Cemetery, Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky, USA; Maintained by Find a Grave.