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Stephen Leatherman

Stephen Parker Leatherman, also known as Dr. Beach, (born November 6, 1947) is an American geoscientist, coastal ecologist, and author. He was the first director of the International Hurricane Research Center at Florida International University (FIU), from 1997 to 2009. He then became professor and co-director of the Laboratory for Coastal Research at…

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Known for
annual beach ratings
Alma mater
University of Virginia · North Carolina State University
Born
(1947-11-06) November 6, 1947 (age 78)
Fields
geosciences · coastal ecology
Other name
Dr. Beach
Workplaces
Florida International University

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Stephen Leatherman

Nodes29
Edges28
Triples12
Avg. degree1.93
Density0.068966
Components1

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Stephen Leatherman

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related to Writings · 3
Stephen Leatherman → National Academy, Nature, Science
Alma mater · 2
Stephen Leatherman → North Carolina State University, University of Virginia
Fields · 2
Stephen Leatherman → coastal ecology, geosciences
Born · 1
Stephen Leatherman → (1947-11-06) November 6, 1947 (age 78)
Known for · 1
Stephen Leatherman → annual beach ratings
Other name · 1
Stephen Leatherman → Dr. Beach
Website · 1
Stephen Leatherman → www.drbeach.org
Workplaces · 1
Stephen Leatherman → Florida International University

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Stephen LeathermanAlma materUniversity of Virginia1.00infobox
Stephen LeathermanAlma materNorth Carolina State University1.00infobox
Stephen LeathermanBorn(1947-11-06) November 6, 1947 (age 78)1.00infobox
Stephen LeathermanFieldsgeosciences1.00infobox
Stephen LeathermanFieldscoastal ecology1.00infobox
Stephen LeathermanKnown forannual beach ratings1.00infobox
Stephen LeathermanOther nameDr. Beach1.00infobox
Stephen LeathermanWebsitewww.drbeach.org1.00infobox
Stephen LeathermanWorkplacesFlorida International University1.00infobox
Stephen Leathermanrelated to WritingsNational Academy0.60section
Stephen Leathermanrelated to WritingsScience0.60section
Stephen Leathermanrelated to WritingsNature0.60section

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