Edward Chester Barnard

Edward Chester Barnard (November 13, 1863[1]–1921) was an American topographer. Born in New York City, he was a graduate of Columbia University (1884). He was the chief topographer of the United States and Canada boundary survey (1903–1915); U.S. Boundary Commissioner (1915–1921); and topographer with the United States Geological Survey (1884–1907). Mount Barnard in Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve was posthumously named in his honor by the International Boundary Commission.[2][3]

References
  1. Barnard, Edward Chester in Who's Who in America (1901-1902 edition), p. 58; via archive.org
  2. Geological Survey Professional Paper. U.S. Government Printing Office. 1967. pp. 106–. Retrieved 30 March 2013.
  3. "Mount Barnard". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2018-05-16.


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