Bailey Willis

American geologist (1857–1949)
Person human Q803824
Bailey Willis
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Facts

23 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[22]
Date of birth
March 31, 1857
Date of death
February 19, 1949
Place of birth
New York
Place of death
Palo Alto
Country of citizenship
United States[11]
Field of work
geology[12]
Position held
President of the Geological Society of America[13]
Spouse
Altona Grinnell Willis[9]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English[25]
Family name
Willis[23]
Given name
Bailey[24]
Name in native language
Bailey Willis[26]
P14536
411877[28]
Writing language
English[27]
🏷️ Also known as
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🔖 Identifiers · 37
VIAF cluster ID
49328857
Library of Congress authority ID
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GND ID
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American National Biography ID
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AskArt person ID
11235472
BHL creator ID
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Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
124998847
Canadiana Name Authority ID
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CiNii Research ID
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DDB person (GND) ID
117394475
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
117394475
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FAST ID
81058
Freebase ID
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Geni.com profile ID
6000000029815216273
Geographicus cartographer ID
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IdRef ID
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Kalliope-Verbund (GND) ID
117394475
LibriVox author ID
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NACSIS-CAT author ID
DA0677921X
NDL Authority ID
00527367
NUKAT ID
n2018143141
National Academy of Sciences member ID
20001670
National Library of Chile ID
000174312
National Library of Ireland ID
vtls001259757
National Library of Israel ID (old)
000142126
National Library of Israel J9U ID
987007270051405171
National Library of Portugal ID
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Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
072475978
Open Library ID
OL165535A
OpenMLOL author ID
276709
RERO ID (legacy)
A003977834
SNAC ARK ID
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Semantic Scholar author ID
104341978
Vatican Library VcBA ID
495/344436
WorldCat Entities ID
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Member of 4
Occupation 3
Award received 2
Country of citizenship 1
Employer 1
Family name 1
Field of work 1
Instance of 1
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
Place of birth 1
Place of death 1
Sex or gender 1
Writing language 1
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Summary

Bailey Willis was born on March 31, 1857[1], in New York[2]. He died on February 19, 1949[3], in Palo Alto[4]. He worked as a geologist[5], seismologist[6], and university teacher[7].

FAQs

Where was Bailey Willis born?

Bailey Willis was born in New York[2].

Where did Bailey Willis die?

Bailey Willis died in Palo Alto[4].

Who were Bailey Willis's parents?

Bailey Willis's father was Nathaniel Parker Willis[8].

Who was Bailey Willis married to?

Bailey Willis's spouses include Altona Grinnell Willis[9].

What did Bailey Willis do for work?

Bailey Willis worked as a geologist[5], seismologist[6], and university teacher[7].

Where did Bailey Willis go to school?

Bailey Willis was educated at Fu Foundation School of Engineering and Applied Science[15].

What awards did Bailey Willis receive?

Honors received include Penrose Medal[16] and Wollaston Medal[17].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [22] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [8] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [5] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [6] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [16] ↑ . geosociety.org. geosociety.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [1] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . geographicus.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [3] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . geographicus.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [25] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  26. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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  1. 11h ago · Printstream · 2026-11-08 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Child → Wikidata item
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    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/64331|batch #64331]]: import child (P40) from GND"
  2. 1d ago · Printstream · 2026-11-07 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Father → Nathaniel Parker Willis
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    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/64326|batch #64326]]: import father (P22) from GND"
  3. 19w ago · Printstream · 2026-06-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14536 → 411877
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