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Sep 20, 1870 Jonesville, North Carolina, United States Died on 16 Jan 1952 (aged 81)
U.S. geologist, paleontologist, and cnidariologist
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About T. Wayland Vaughan
- Thomas Wayland Vaughan (September 20, 1870 – January 16, 1952) was an American geologist and oceanographer.
- He worked with the United States Geological Survey and United States National Museum, investigating the geology of the West Indies, Panama Canal Zone, and the eastern coast of North America.
- In 1924 Vaughan became director of the Scripps Institution of Oceanography and held the post until his retirement in 1936.
- His research work concentrated on the study of corals and coral reefs, the investigation of larger foraminifera, and oceanography.
