William R. Dickinson

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William Richard Dickinson (October 26, 1931 – July 21, 2015) was a

U.S. National Academy of Sciences.[1] Prior joining the University of Arizona, Dickinson was a professor at Stanford University.[2] He joined the U of A faculty in 1979.[3]

Early life

Dickinson was born near Nashville, Tennessee, in 1931,[4] and grew up in Travellers Rest, a historic plantation house built by his great-great-grandfather Judge John Overton in 1799.[5] Dickinson's family operated an Arabian horse farm on the property until 1946, when they relocated the family and horse farm to Santa Barbara, California. Dickinson's experience as a young adult riding on horseback through the nearby Santa Ynez Mountains, and observing the geography, inspired his interest in geology. Dickinson enrolled at Stanford University in 1948, and graduated with a Bachelor's of Science in petroleum engineering in 1952 and a Ph.D in geology in 1958.[5]

Career

Dickinson was renowned for his work in

Gazzi-Dickinson Method and its primary application, QFL diagrams and their use in sandstone provenance
.

Dickinson's research includes studying the

dating
sherds.

In later life, Dickinson resided in

Nuku'alofa, Tonga.[6]

Awards

References

  1. ^ "59 Are Chosen for National Academy of Sciences". www.nytimes.com. N.Y. Times. 10 May 1992. Retrieved 23 November 2018.
  2. ^ report by Dickinson when he was at Stanford
  3. ^ Tribute to Dickinson
  4. ^ A to Z of Earth Scientists, p. 72, at Google Books
  5. ^ a b Biographical memoir of William R. Dickinson from the National Academy of Sciences.
  6. ^ Jensen, Mari N. (July 27, 2015). "William R. Dickinson, Major Figure in Plate Tectonics and Pacific Archaeology, Dies". University of Arizona. Archived from the original on August 11, 2015. Retrieved 27 July 2015.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  7. ^ "Geological Society of America - Honors & Awards".

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