- Barringer
Barringer as a name may refer to:
*Anthony R. Barringer (b. 1925), Canadian/American geophysicist and inventor
*Daniel Barringer (geologist) (1860-1929), best known for proving the "Meteor Crater" to be an impact crater.
*Daniel Laurens Barringer , (1788-1832), U.S. Congressman from North Carolina, 1825-1834.
*Daniel Moreau Barringer , (1806-1873), U.S. Congressman from North Carolina, 1843-1848.
*Emily Barringer (1876–1961) American and the first female ambulance surgeon and the first woman to secure a surgical residency
*Rufus Barringer , (1821-1895), Confederate military general from North Carolina during the American Civil War.Barringer may also refer to:
*TheBarringer Crater (or "The Meteor Crater"), located near Flagstaff, Arizona, one of the largest and best-known meteorite craters on Earth.
*TheBarringer (lunar crater) on the moon, posthumously named after Daniel Barringer.
*TheBarringer Medal , given annually by theMeteoritical Society for research on impact cratering and allied fields.
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