Eliot Blackwelder
Eliot Blackwelder (June 4, 1880 – January 14, 1969) was an American geologist and educator. Known primarily as a field geologist, from 1922 to 1945 he was head of the Stanford University department of geology. He served as president of the Geological Society of America in 1940 and of the Seismological Society of America from 1947 to 1949.
Eliot Blackwelder | |
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| Born | June 4, 1880 Chicago, Illinois, US |
| Died | January 14, 1969 (aged 88) Palo Alto, California, US |
| Education | Ph.D. (1914) |
| Alma mater | University of Chicago |
| Spouse | Jean Otis Bowersock |
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| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Geology |
| Thesis | Post-cretaceous history of the mountains of central western Wyoming |
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