John Fillmore Hayford
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John Fillmore Hayford
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| Born | May 19, 1868 Rouses Point, New York |
| Died |
March 10, 1925 (aged 56) Evanston, Illinois |
| Citizenship | United States |
| Nationality | United States |
| Fields | geodesy |
| Institutions | United States Coast and Geodetic Survey; Northwestern University, College of Engineering |
| Alma mater | Cornell University College of Engineering |
| Known for | isostasy |
| Notable awards | Honorary doctorate from George Washington University 1918; Victoria Medal of the Royal Geographical Society 1924 |
John Fillmore Hayford (May 19, 1868 – March 10, 1925) was an eminent United States geodesist. His work involved the study of isostasy and the construction of a reference ellipsoid for approximating the figure of the Earth. The crater Hayford on the far side of the Moon is named after him. Mount Hayford, a 1,871 m mountain peak near Metlakatla, Alaska, United States, is named after him. A biography of Hayford may be found in the Biographical Memoirs of the National Academy of Sciences, 16 (5), 1935.
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