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Charles R. Bentley

American scientist (1929–2017)
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Charles R. Bentley
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Facts

15 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[13]
Date of birth
December 23, 1929
Date of death
August 19, 2017
Place of birth
Rochester
Place of death
Oakland
Country of citizenship
United States[8]
Occupation
explorer, glaciologist, geophysicist
Employer
University of Wisconsin–Madison[9]
Educated at
Yale University, Phillips Academy[10][11]
Award received
Seligman Crystal[12]
Doctoral student
Richard B. Alley[14]
Archives at
Ohio State University[15]
Family name
Bentley[16]
Given name
Charles, Raymond[17][18]
🏷️ Also known as
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ISNI
0000000066475747
VIAF cluster ID
91254796
Library of Congress Authorities ID
n84058346
BIBSYS ID
90840826
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
122996830
CiNii Research ID
1140845216697826816
Freebase ID
/m/084r5b
Geographicus cartographer ID
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IdRef ID
086007262
J9U entity ID
987007436769905171
NACSIS-CAT author ID
DA00197506
NUKAT ID
n2018147704
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Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
07125613X
Prabook ID
794256
SHARE Catalogue author ID
675349
WorldCat Entities ID
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Yale LUX ID
person/259d213b-421b-4793-b050-ab43fcc7046f

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🔗 Connections
Occupation 3
explorer, geophysicist, glaciologist
Educated at 2
Yale University, Phillips Academy
Given name 2
Charles, Raymond
Archives at 1
Ohio State University
Award received 1
Seligman Crystal
Country of citizenship 1
United States
Doctoral student 1
Richard B. Alley
Doctoral students 1
Richard B. Alley
Employer 1
University of Wisconsin–Madison
Family name 1
Bentley
Instance of 1
human
Named after 1
Bentley Subglacial Trench
Place of birth 1
Rochester
Place of death 1
Oakland
Sex or gender 1
male
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Summary

Charles R. Bentley was born on December 23, 1929[1], in Rochester[2]. He died on August 19, 2017[3], in Oakland[4]. He worked as an explorer[5], glaciologist[6], and geophysicist[7].

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Works and Contributions

Things named for Charles R. Bentley include Bentley Subglacial Trench[19], a valley[20].

Why It Matters

Entities named for Charles R. Bentley include Bentley Subglacial Trench[19], a valley[20].

His notable doctoral advisees include Richard B. Alley[21], a glaciologist[22], b. 1957[23], of United States[24], awarded the Tyler Prize for Environmental Achievement[25].

FAQs

Where was Charles R. Bentley born?

Charles R. Bentley was born in Rochester[2].

Where did Charles R. Bentley die?

Charles R. Bentley passed away in Oakland[4].

What did Charles R. Bentley do for work?

Charles R. Bentley worked as an explorer[5], glaciologist[6], and geophysicist[7].

Where did Charles R. Bentley go to school?

Charles R. Bentley was educated at Yale University[10] and Phillips Academy[11].

What awards did Charles R. Bentley receive?

Honors received include Seligman Crystal[12].

Related Entities

United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Geographicus Rare Antique Maps biographical dictionary of cartographers. Retrieved . geographicus.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . lists.cryolist.org. lists.cryolist.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [11] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [6] ↑ . nytimes.com. nytimes.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [12] ↑ . igsoc.org. igsoc.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [1] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . geographicus.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [3] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . geographicus.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [22] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [23] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [24] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [25] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [20] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

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  1. 24w ago · RVA2869 · 2026-05-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Place of death → Oakland
    Archives at → Ohio State University
    Employer → University of Wisconsin–Madison
    Doctoral student → Richard B. Alley
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