William L. Carpenter, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

William L. Carpenter

American geologist

Date of Birth: 13-Jan-1844

Place of Birth: Chautauqua County, New York, United States

Date of Death: 10-Jul-1898

Profession: naturalist, geologist

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn

William Lewis Carpenter (January 13, 1844 at Dunkirk, Chautauqua County, New York - July 10, 1898 at Madison Barracks, Jefferson County, New York) was a U.S.
Army Officer, naturalist and a geologist who helped document the minerals and resources of the Black Hills of South Dakota which inadvertently led to the Great Sioux War of 1876.