Amadeus William Grabau

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Amadeus William Grabau
Peking, China
Resting placecompound of the geological department of the National University of Peking
MonumentsDorsum Grabau, a wrinkle ridge on the Moon named for him
NationalityAmerican
Other namesthe father of Chinese geology
Education
  • B.S.
    1896
  • Harvard,
    D.Sc.
    1900
Occupation
Paleontologist
Employers
Known for
  • work on stratigraphic deposits
  • invertebrate evolution
  • etc.
Notable work
  • Principles of Stratigraphy (1913)
  • Text Book of Geology (1920–21)
  • Silurian Fossils of Yunnan (1920)
  • Stratigraphy of China (1924–25)
  • Early Permian Fossils of China (1934)
  • etc.
SpouseMary Antin (m. Oct. 5, 1901)
Childrenone daughter
Relatives
AwardsMary Clark Thompson Medal (1936)
Hayden Memorial Geological Award (1941)
Notes

Amadeus William Grabau (January 9, 1870 – March 20, 1946) was an American geologist, teacher, stratigrapher, paleontologist, and author who worked in the United States and China.[4]

Biography

Grabau's grandfather,

Harvard
.

He taught at

MIT and Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute early in his career. In 1901 he became a professor at Columbia University in New York. He married Barnard student Mary Antin on October 5, 1901. She would go on to become a prominent author. The pro-German attitudes during World War I led to an estrangement from his wife, and in 1919 he left Columbia for China. He traveled to China to become a professor at Peking University and a member of the Chinese Geological Survey in October 1920.[5]
As part of his life's work, he conducted a geologic survey of China, and is now known as the father of Chinese geology.

In 1936, the

internal hemorrhage
after his release.

Books

Grabau was also a prolific author, publishing at least 10 books in the first half of the 20th century. Grabau developed various theories during his lifetime, among them the theory of rhythms concerning the growth of the Earth's crust and a theory concerning mountain building and creation. The Dorsum Grabau, a wrinkle ridge on the Moon was named after him in 1976.[6] A list of books written by Grabau, and their publication dates includes:[7]

References

  1. ^ "Amadeus William Grabau". Merriam Webster's Biographical Dictionary (fee via
    Springfield, MA: Merriam-Webster
    . 1995. Gale Document Number: GALE|K1681154602. Retrieved 2014-01-17.     Biography in Context. (subscription required)
  2. ^ "Amadeus William Grabau". Dictionary of American Biography (fee via Fairfax County Public Library). New York: Charles Scribner's Sons. 1974. Gale Document Number: GALE|BT2310012533. Retrieved 2014-01-17. Biography in Context. (subscription required)
  3. ^ a b "Mary Clark Thompson Medal". National Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 2014-01-17.
  4. ISBN 978-0-262-19161-6.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link
    )
  5. ^ "Dr. A. W. Grabau Called To University of Peking". New-York Tribune. New York, New York. 23 September 1920. p. 13.
  6. ^ Batson, Raymond; Russell, Joel, eds. (1995). "Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature 1994" (PDF). U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin. 2129. UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE: 88.
  7. ^ "Encyclopædia Britannica". Retrieved 13 June 2018.

Further reading

  • Mazur, Allan (2004). A Romance in Natural History: The Lives and Works of Amadeus Grabau and Mary Antin. Syracuse, New York: Garret.
    LCCN 2004096697
    .
  • H. D. Thomas, Nature 158 (1946): 89–91
  • H. W. Shimer, Am. Jour. of Science 244 (1946): 735–736 (with bibliography)
  • H. W. Shimer, Geological Soc. of America, Proc., 1947, pp. 155–166
  • V. K. Ting, in Geological Society of China, Bull. 10 (1931): ix–xviii (also cited as Grabau Anniversary, the commemorative vol. presented to Grabau on his fiftieth birthday)
  • Y. C. Sun, in Geological Society of China, Bull. 27 (1947): 1026, includes a bibliography of 291 titles.

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