Harry Glicken

(1958-1991)

American geologist and volcanologist

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Harry Glicken (March 7, 1958 – June 3, 1991) was an American volcanologist. He researched Mount St. Helens in the United States before and after its 1980 eruption, and was very distraught about the death of fellow volcanologist David A. Johnston, who had switched shifts with Glicken so that the latter could attend an interview. In 1991, while conducting avalanche research on Mount Unzen in Japan, Glicken and fellow volcanologists Katia and Maurice Krafft were killed by a pyroclastic flow. His remains were found four days later, and were cremated in accordance with his parents' request. Glicken and Johnston remain the only American volcanologists known to have died in volcanic eruptions.

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Born	1958
Died	3 June 1991 (aged 32) Mount Unzen, Japan 32°45′09.5″N 130°20′14.1″E / 32.752639°N 130.337250°E / 32.752639; 130.337250)
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