Eliot Blackwelder
Eliot Blackwelder | |
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Born | Chicago, Illinois, US | June 4, 1880
Died | January 14, 1969 Palo Alto, California, US | (aged 88)
Education | Ph.D. (1914) |
Alma mater | University of Chicago |
Spouse | Jean Otis Bowersock |
Parents |
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Scientific career | |
Fields | Geology |
Thesis | Post-cretaceous history of the mountains of central western Wyoming |
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.[1][2]
Biography
He was born at Chicago, Illinois on June 4, 1880, the son of Isaac Simeon Blackwelder and Alice Gertrude née Boughton.
Immediately following graduation, he was invited by
He was offered a position as instructor at the geology department of the
In 1914 he was awarded a Ph.D.[6] with a thesis titled, Post-cretaceous history of the mountains of central western Wyoming.[13] From June 1916 until August 1916 he was head of the geology department at the University of Illinois.[6] In 1917 he was a member of the California Petroleum Commission,[11] having been appointed by the state governor, William D. Stephens.[14] During 1919 he was a visiting professor at Stanford University, where he taught for a quarter.[11] He became the chief geologist for the East Butte Copper Mining Company in September 1919, remaining there until 1921.[3][15] In 1921 he was lecturing at Harvard, taking the place of Reginald Aldworth Daly who was on leave.[16] During 1921–1922, he partnered with Lewis A. Parkhurst and George C. Humphrey to establish the Teton Syndicate, where Blackwelder served as a manager. This trust was intended to locate and extract petro-minerals.[17]
In 1922, he was named full professor[9] at Stanford University, filling the chair of the geology department to replace the retiring Bailey Willis.[11] He would remain chair at Stanford until 1945.[18] In 1936, Blackwelde was elected a member of the United States National Academy of Sciences,[12] then he was elected to the American Philosophical Society in 1939.[19] He served as president of the Geological Society of America in 1940,[20] after serving as Vice President in 1933 and 1939.[15] He was elected President of the Seismological Society of America, serving from 1947 to 1949.[1][2]
During his time at Stanford, Blackwelder made geological explorations of the Sierra Nevada range and its glacial valleys. He explored the arid regions of the southwest, writing papers on the origins and evolution of desert landscapes. He was one of the first geologists to favor an impact origin for the
Bibliography
- Blackwelder, Eliot (1907). Research in China, Expedition of 1903-04, Report on Zoology. Carnegie Institution of Washington.
- Blackwelder, Eliot; Smith, Warren DuPré; Iddings, Joseph Paxson (1910). Regional Geology of the United States of North America. C. Winter.
- Blackwelder, Eliot; Barrows, Harlan H. (1911). Elements of Geology. American Book Company.
References
- ^ a b Krauskopf, Konrad B. (1976). "Eliot Blackwelder, 1880 – 1969" (PDF). Biographical Memoirs of the National Academy of Sciences. 48: 83–103. Retrieved March 3, 2024.
- ^ a b "Dr. Eliot Blackwelder is Dead; Retired Stanford Geologist, 88". The New York Times. January 16, 1969. p. 41. Retrieved March 3, 2024.
- ^ a b c d e f Marquis, Albert Nelson; Leonard, John William, eds. (1924). Who's who in America. A. N. Marquis and Company. p. 422.
- ^ "I. S. Blackwelder, Pioneer Insurance Man, 86, Dead". Chicago Tribune. Chicago, Illinois. August 15, 1926. p. 12. Retrieved March 4, 2024.
- ^ a b Harper, Dan. "Unitarians in Palo Alto, 1891-1934, A Biographical Dictionary" (PDF). Palo Alto, California: Unitarian Universalist Church of Palo Alto, 2019. Retrieved March 4, 2024.
- ^ a b c d e f g h Howard, Arthur D.; Krauskopf, Konrad B.; Page, Ben M. "Memorial to Eliot Blackwelder, 1880-1969" (PDF). The Geological Society of America. Archived (PDF) from the original on March 4, 2024. Retrieved March 3, 2024.
- JSTOR 30061414.
- JSTOR 30054783.
- ^ a b Colby, Frank Moore, ed. (1924). New International Encyclopedia. Supplement. Vol. 1. Dodd, Mead, and Company. p. 180.
- ^ Blackwelder, Eliot. "Willis Bailey" (PDF). National Academy of Science. Retrieved March 4, 2024.
- ^ a b c d Bishop, Bradford, ed. (1923). "Directory of Stanford Earth Scientists". Year Book and Directory of the Geological and Mining Society of American Universities. Vol. 9. Stanford University. p. 14.
- ^ a b c "Eliot Blackwelder". www.nasonline.org. National Academy of Sciences. Retrieved May 12, 2023.
- ^ Stephens, Alida M. (1916). A List of American Doctoral Dissertations Printed in [1912-] 1938. Library of Congress. Catalog Division. p. 20.
- . Retrieved March 4, 2024.
- ^ a b c "Eliot Blackwelder papers, 1901-1964". Archives West. Orbis Cascade Alliance. Retrieved March 4, 2024.
- JSTOR 1645994.
- ^ Merk, Richard T. (April 2017). "Teton Syndicate". Retrieved March 4, 2024.
- ^ "Guide to the Eliot Blackwelder Papers". Online Archive of California, UC Libraries. Retrieved March 3, 2024.
- ^ "APS Member History". search.amphilsoc.org. American Philosophical Society. Retrieved May 12, 2023.
- ^ "Professor at Stanford 'U' Geology Head". The Minneapolis Star. Minneapolis, Minnesota. December 28, 1939. p. 11. Retrieved March 4, 2024.
Further reading
- Douglass, John. "Eliot Blackwelder (1880-1969) and Lake Overflow re-proposed 1934". GPH 211 Grand Canyon: Deciphering the Grand Canyon. Retrieved March 3, 2024.