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| Born | 17 April 1913  |
| Died | 23 August 2002 (aged 89) |
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| Fields | Geology |
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John David Love (17 April 1913 – 23 August 2002) was an American field geologist and specialist inRocky Mountain geology who worked for theUnited States Geological Survey (USGS) from 1942 to 1987. He was only the second person in American history to complete two separate geologic maps of an entire region as the senior author (Wyoming 1955 and Wyoming 1985)[1] and was the first winner of the Legendary Geoscientist award from theAmerican Geological Institute.[2]
Love was born at his parents' ranch nearRiverton, Wyoming. He earned his bachelor's and master's degrees from theUniversity of Wyoming and received his Ph.D. in geology fromYale University in 1938.
Love worked forShell Oil Company from 1938 to 1942 and opened the USGS field office atLaramie in 1943, where he worked until the office closed in 1987.
Love played a key role in the start of theuranium-mining industry in Wyoming by discovering uranium in 1951 near Pumpkin Buttes, about 25 miles northeast ofMidwest, Wyoming.[3]
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