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Israel Russell
Israel Cook Russell (1852-1906) was an American geologist who explored Alaska in the early 20th century. Russell was born in New York and received B.S. and C.E. degrees in 1872 from the University of the City of New York. In 1880, he became a member of the USGS. He represented the USGS in 1889 in an expedition sent to Alaska by the USC&GS to establish a portion of Alaska's eastern boundary. During the next two years, he explored, under the joint auspices of the USGS and the National Geographic Society, the slopes of Mount Saint Elias and the Yakutat Bay area. In 1892 he became professor of geology at the University of Michigan. At the time of his death, he was President of the Geological Society of America. In 1906, Marcus Baker of the USGS named Russell Fiord in Russell's honor.
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