Charles Henry Smyth Jr.
Charles Henry Smyth Jr. (/smaɪθ/; March 31, 1866 – April 4, 1937) was an American geologist. Born to a prominent family in Upstate New York, he studied geology at Columbia University before becoming a professor of geology at Hamilton College and Princeton University. At Princeton he strengthened the Department of Geology's graduate program.
Charles Henry Smyth Jr. | |
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Smyth in an undated photo | |
| Born | March 31, 1866 Oswego, New York, United States |
| Died | April 4, 1937 (aged 71) Princeton, New Jersey, United States |
| Citizenship | United States |
| Alma mater | Columbia University |
| Children | Charles Phelps Smyth Henry DeWolf Smyth |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Geology |
| Institutions | Hamilton College Princeton University |
| Thesis | The Origin of the Clinton Type of Iron Ore (1890) |
| Doctoral advisor | James Furman Kemp Nathaniel Shaler |
| Other academic advisors | Harry Rosenbusch |
| Doctoral students | Arthur Francis Buddington |
Smyth specialized in petrology, chemical geology, and economic geology. He showed the sedimentary origin of iron ore deposits near his native Clinton, New York, mapped the geology of the western Adirondack Mountains, and published a well known monograph on the origins of alkaline igneous rocks. He was a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, a member of the American Philosophical Society, and a fellow of the Geological Society of America.