Joseph Austin Holmes
Joseph Austin Holmes | |
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| Born | January 23, 1859 |
| Died | July 13, 1915 (aged 56) |
| Citizenship | American |
| Alma mater | Cornell University (1881) |
| Spouse | Margaret C Holmes |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Geology Agriculture |
| Institutions | U.S. Bureau of Mines (1910–1915) U.S. Geological Survey University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill |
Joseph Austin Holmes (January 23, 1859 – July 15, 1915) was a geologist and occupational safety and health pioneer, best known as the first director of the U.S. Bureau of Mines. He is the namesake of the Joseph A. Holmes Safety Association created in 1916.
He contracted tuberculosis in 1914 and died of the disease in Denver, Colorado on July 13, 1915.[1]
References
- ^ "J. A. HOLMES DIES MARTYR TO MINERS; Director of Federal Bureau of Mines Lost His Health Seeking "Safety for Men." WAS A NOTED GEOLOGIST He Discovered That Dust from Bituminous Coal Was More Dangerous Than Firedamp". The New York Times. 13 July 1915. Retrieved 30 June 2016.
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