Albert Lincoln Washburn Explained

Albert Lincoln Washburn
Birth Date:15 June 1911
Death Place:Seattle, Washington, U.S.
Field:Geomorphology
Alma Mater:Yale University
Known For:Permafrost studies
Prizes:Vega Medal (1997)

Albert Lincoln "Link" Washburn (June 15, 1911 – January 30, 2007) was an American geomorphologist studying permafrost. Washburn was a proficient skier participating in the 1936 Winter Olympics. Much of his work on permafrost was done in the Canadian arctic.[1]

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  1. Carl S. . Benson. Albert Lincoln Washburn (1911–2007) . Arctic. 60. 2. 212–214. 2007. 40513143.