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Born August 20, 1831 • London • England
Died April 26, 1914 (aged 82) • Vienna • Austria
Awards And Honors Copley Medal (1903)
Notable Works “Die Entstehung der Alpen” • “The Face of the Earth”
Subjects Of Study Gondwana • Tethys Sea • supercontinent

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