History of New Market, (Jefferson County) Tennessee United States of America

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Biographical Sketch of John Casper Branner

John Casper Branner, geologist, was born in New Market, Tenn., July 4, 1850; son of Michael T. and Elsie (Baker) Brenner; grandson of Casper Brenner; and a descendant of Casper Branner of Virginia. He was graduated from Cornell university, B.S., in 1874; was assistant geologist to the Imperial geological survey of Brazil, 1875-'78; assistant engineer and interpreter of the S?o Cyriaco mining company, Minas Geraes, Brazil, 1878-79; special botanist for Thomas A. Edison in South America, 1880-'81; and special agent of the United States, department of agriculture, for investigating cotton and the insects affecting it in Brazil, 1882-'83. He was topographical geologist of the geological survey of Pennsylvania in the anthracite district, 1883-'85; professor of geology at the University of Indiana, 1885-'91; director of the Scranton, Pa., summer school of geology in 1886; state geologist and director of the state weather service of Arkansas, 1887-'92, and was elected professor of geology at Leland Stanford Jr. university in 1892, and vice-president of that university in 1899. He received the degree of Ph. D. from the University of Indiana in 1885 and that of LL.D. from the University of Arkansas in 1897. He was elected a member of several geological and other scientific societies at home and abroad; and served as associate editor of the Journal of Geology.

From: Twentieth Century Biographical Dictionary of Notable Americans, Johnson, Rossiter, editor