William Edward Davies
William Edward Davies | |
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| Born | December 24, 1917 U.S. Geological Survey |
William Edward Davies (December 24, 1917 – June 27, 1990) was a notable American
Maryland caves
.
Biography
Davies was born in
Davies Escarpment in Antarctica was named for him. He retired in the mid-1980s.[1]
Davies died from a
heart attack at age 72 in Falls Church, Virginia
, and was survived by his wife, Geraldine, a son and a daughter.
Works
- Davies, W.E., (1949), Caverns of West Virginia; State of West Virginia: West Virginia Geological and Economic Survey (Series: Geological and Economic Survey, Volume XIX. A.); 1958 revision (330 pgs) and a 1965 supplement (72 pages).
- Davies, W.E., (1950), The Caves of Maryland; State of Maryland: Department of Geology (Series: Mines and Water Resources, Bulletin 7; 70 pages)
- Davies, W.E. (1971), Historical Engineering Geology of the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal: Guidebook for the Geological Society of Washington, 10 pgs.
- Davies, William E.; Mast, Vernon; Ohlmacher, Gregory C. (1985), Landslides and related features, West Virginia, Ohio, Kentucky; Huntington; U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report: 85-656,
- Davies, W. E. (1986), Engineering aspects of karst U.S. Geological Survey,
- Davies, W.E. (1989), Highlights of the Geology and Engineering of the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal: 28th International Geological Congress Guidebook T206, American Geophysical Union, Washington, D.C., 25 pgs.
- Morgan, I.M., Davies, W.E. (1991), Geology of caves U.S. Geological Survey, 19 pgs.
- Davies, W.E. (1999), The Geology and Engineering Structures of the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal; ISBN 9780875905716
References
- ^ "William E. Davies, 72, Of Geological Survey". New York Times. June 30, 1990. Archived from the original on May 25, 2015. Retrieved October 30, 2014.
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