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Charles D. Walcott | |
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| 4th Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution | |
| In office 1907–1927 | |
| Preceded by | Samuel Pierpont Langley |
| Succeeded by | Charles Greeley Abbot |
| 3rd Director of the United States Geological Survey | |
| In office 1894–1907 | |
| Preceded by | John Wesley Powell |
| Succeeded by | George Otis Smith |
| 4th Director of the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics | |
| In office 1920–1927 | |
| President | Calvin Coolidge |
| Preceded by | John R. Freeman |
| Succeeded by | Joseph Sweetman Ames |
| Personal details | |
| Born | March 31, 1850 New York Mills, New York, U.S. |
| Died | February 9, 1927 (aged 76) Washington, D.C., U.S. |
| Resting place | Rock Creek Cemetery Washington, D.C., U.S. |
| Nationality | United States |
| Known for | Burgess shale |
| Awards | Bigsby Medal (1895) Wollaston Medal (1918) Mary Clark Thompson Medal (1921) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Paleontology |
| Institutions | Smithsonian Institution US Geological Survey |