William H. Shockley | |
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 Shockley as a young man | |
| Born | William Hillman Shockley September 18, 1855 |
| Died | May 26, 1925 (aged 69) |
| Alma mater | Massachusetts Institute of Technology (1875) |
| Occupation(s) | Mining engineer, photographer, botanist |
| Spouse | May Bradford Shockley |
| Children | William Shockley |
William Hillman Shockley (September 18, 1855 – May 26, 1925) was an American engineer, photographer, and botanist. After graduating from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Shockley worked as a mining engineer in Florida and Nevada, collecting plant specimens during his time in the American West. Fluent in multiple languages, Shockley's engineering work took him to Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, and South America. Across these locations, he took thousands of photographs documenting both local mining and society.
Shockley's botanical work has resulted in several species being named for him. Over 2,200 photographs of his travels to Asia, Europe, and Oceania, illustrating pre-American influence on mining, have been acquired and partially digitized by Duke University Libraries.[1] Further portions of his archives are held by Stanford University Libraries and the University of Nevada, Las Vegas.[2][3] His herbarium became part of the collection at the University of California, Berkeley.[4]
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