John Casper Branner
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John Casper Branner was an American geologist and academic who discovered bauxite in Arkansas in 1887 as State Geologist for the Geological Survey of Arkansas. He was chair of the Departments of Botan
Branner in 1896
Branner Hall, a student residence on the Stanford University campus.
Herbert Hoover
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Herbert Clark Hoover was the 31st president of the United States, serving from 1929 to 1933. Hoover's term as president was dominated by the Great Depression, which his attempts to alleviate proved un
John Casper Branner
…building, Branner Hall, and the Branner Earth Sciences Library at Stanford are named after him. Two of his Stanford students, United States President Herbert Hoover and his wife Lou Henry Hoover, dedicated their English translation of the medieval mining classic De re metallica to Branner. The mineral, brannerite…
Hoover in 1928
Hoover's birthplace cottage in West Branch, Iowa
Hoover in 1877
Hoover, aged 23; taken in Perth, Western Australia, in 1898