Arthur Meyerhoff | |
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| Born | Arthur Augustus Meyerhoff (1928-09-09)September 9, 1928 |
| Died | September 18, 1994(1994-09-18) (aged 66) |
| Education | Yale University Stanford University |
| Known for | Criticism ofplate tectonics |
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| Fields | Geology |
| Institutions | Standard Oil American Association of Petroleum Geologists |
| Thesis | A study of leaf venation in the Betulaceae, with its application to paleobotany (1952) |
| Doctoral advisors | Konrad Bates Krauskopf Richard H. Holm |
| Other academic advisors | Preston Cloud |
Arthur Augustus Meyerhoff (September 9, 1928 – September 18, 1994) was an American petroleum geologist known for his criticisms ofplate tectonics.[1]: 232 [2]: 895 In 1971, he collaborated withCurt Teichert to write a critique of the theory of plate tectonics, arguing that it could not be true because it would have precluded both the formation ofcoal and widespreadglaciation.[3] His career included positions atStandard Oil, where he worked for ten years, and at theAmerican Association of Petroleum Geologists, where he served as publications manager. He was the son ofHoward Meyerhoff, who was also a geologist.[4]
As early as the late 1960s some geologists voiced their opposition to the prevailing ideas on continental drift and plate tectonics. Art, among others, was one of the best-known antagonists of the theory.
Arthur Meyerhoff, an eminent American petroleum geologist with a well-developed hostility against the newly emerging concepts in global tectonics...
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