Willard, Daniel E. (Daniel Everett), 1862-

Willard was born in Nile, New York, August 22, 1862; received B.A. (1888) and A.M. (1890) degrees from Alfred College, New York; and did graduate work at the University of Chicago (1893-1895). He served as principal of Albion, New York Academy (1888-1892), and as professor of natural resources and geology at North Dakota Normal School and North Dakota College (1895-1910). He was the development and agricultural specialist for the Northern Pacific Railway (1910-1920), and later the Great Northern Railway (1920-1924), and served as a member of the United States Geological Survey (1902-1905). Willard wrote books and articles on geology. He died in 1947 in Nebraska City, Nebraska.

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