Alfred Hulse Brooks, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Alfred Hulse Brooks

United States geologist, chief geologist in Alaska (1903 to 1924)

Date of Birth: 18-Jul-1871

Place of Birth: Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States

Date of Death: 22-Nov-1924

Profession: geologist, researcher

Zodiac Sign: Cancer

Alfred Hulse Brooks (July 18, 1871 – November 22, 1924) was an American geologist and served as chief geologist for Alaska for the United States Geological Survey from 1903 to 1924.
He is credited with discovering that the biggest mountain range in Arctic Alaska, now called the Brooks Range, was separate from the Rocky Mountains.
He also took many photographs of local communities.
A collection of the images is held at Yale University.