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USGS Scientist Invited to Lecture on the Icelandic Language at Lawrence Middle School in Falmouth, MA
U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) scientist Richie Williams (Woods Hole, MA) gave an invited lecture to five 7th-grade English classes at Lawrence Middle School in Falmouth, MA, on May 7, 2003. The topic of his lecture was "Icelandic (Old Norse): One of the Parent Languages of English." Richie has given similar lectures at elementary and high schools many times in the past; this was his first lecture at a middle school. It was such a hit that the teacher has already signed him up for next year. Geologic studies conducted in Iceland since 1966 have given Richie a long exposure to Icelandic. In fact, he has found that his work requires a well-grounded knowledge of the language. While working for the USGS in Washington, DC, Richie studied Icelandic weekly with a member of the staff of the Embassy of Iceland and also took a two-semester course at George Washington University. Currently, Richie is working on three books about Iceland's glaciers with his Icelandic colleague, Oddur Sigurdsson. The first book—an illustrated, annotated English translation of a glaciologic treatise written in 1795 by an Icelandic naturalist, Sveinn Palsson—will be published in late summer by the nonprofit Icelandic Literary Society.
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in this issue:
Nutrient Enrichment in Florida Springs
Icelandic Language Lecture Massachusetts Marine Educators Weekend University of New Hampshire Lectures Museum Exhibit on Natural Disasters West-Central Florida Evapotranspiration Greater Everglades Ecosystem Restoration Web-Site Data Base Demonstration  |
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