Douglas Wilson Johnson

Douglas Wilson Johnson
Born	(1878-11-30)November 30, 1878 Parkersburg, West Virginia
Died	February 24, 1944(1944-02-24) (aged 65) Sebring, Florida
Occupation(s)	Geographer, geomorphologist

Douglas Wilson Johnson (1878–1944) was an American geographer and geomorphologist known for his contributions to the understanding of coastal processes and landforms.

Biography

Douglas Wilson Johnson was born in Parkersburg, West Virginia on November 30, 1878.^[1] He was a descendant of a slave-holding American family of English roots. Johnson's grandfather freed his slaves and paid for their passage to Liberia after he had become convinced that slavery was against his religious beliefs.

During the First World War, Johnson investigated military geography and geopolitics.^[1]

During the negotiations that led to the Treaty of Versailles, Johnson was a member of the American delegation dealing with the question of the new Italian-Austrian border in the Brenner Pass region.^[2] He was also a foreign member of Serbian Academy of Sciences,^[3] a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences,^[4] a member of the American Philosophical Society in 1920,^[5] and a member of the United States National Academy of Sciences.^[6]

He died in Sebring, Florida on February 24, 1944.^[7]

References

1. Walter H. Bunch (1946). "Biographical Memoir of Douglas Wilson Johnson 1878–1944" (PDF). National Academy Of Sciences. Retrieved September 20, 2017.
2. Überegger, Oswald (2021). "Südtirol und die "American Line". Alliierte Grenzziehungsdiskurse und die Entstehung eines europäischen Minderheitenproblems". In Leander Moroder; Hannes Obermair; Patrick Rina (eds.). Lektüren und Relektüren – Leggere, riflettere e rileggere – Nrescides letereres y letures critiches. San Martin de Tor: Istitut Ladin "Micurá de Rü". pp. 511–523. ISBN 978-88-8171-141-3.
3. Živojinović, Dragoljub R. (2017). "Douglas Wilson Johnson: A Forgotten Member of the Royal Serbian Academy of Sciences". Balcanica (XLVIII): 219–228. doi:10.2298/BALC1748219Z.
4. "Douglas Wilson Johnson". American Academy of Arts & Sciences. February 9, 2023. Retrieved September 19, 2023.
5. "APS Member History". search.amphilsoc.org. Retrieved September 19, 2023.
6. "Douglas Johnson". www.nasonline.org. Retrieved September 19, 2023.
7. "Douglas W. Johnson". The Boston Globe. New York. UP. February 24, 1944. p. 13. Retrieved April 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.