Joseph Barrell, Date of Birth, Date of Death
TweetJoseph Barrell
American geologist
Date of Birth: 15-Dec-1869
Date of Death: 04-May-1919
Profession: geologist
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius 
About Joseph Barrell
- Joseph Barrell (December 15, 1869 – May 4, 1919) was an American geologist who developed many ideas on the origins of the Earth, isostasy and ideas on the origins of sedimentary rocks.
- He suggested that they were produced by the action of rivers, winds, and ice (continental), as well as by marine sedimentation.
- He also independently arrived at the theory of stoping as a mechanism for igneous intrusion.
- He was elected a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 1915.
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