Cyrus Cornelius Adams (1849-1928) was a journalist who graduated from the University
of Chicago in 1876. In 1880 he joined the staff of the American Geographical Society
(AGS). At this time he was also was associated with the New York Sun and contributed articles on African and Arctic
exploration. In the 1890s he edited the short-lived Goldthwaite's Geographical Magazine. Adams was the first head of the
Brooklyn Institute of Arts and Sciences' Department of Geography, and also served as
the second president of the Association of American Geographers (AAG) in 1905. Adams
also edited the AGS Bulletin, serving as associate
editor from 1902-1908 and editor from 1908-1915.
