Howard Meyerhoff | |
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| Born | Howard Augustus Meyerhoff (1899-05-27)May 27, 1899 |
| Died | March 24, 1982(1982-03-24) (aged 82) |
| Nationality | American |
| Education | University of Illinois Columbia University |
| Known for | Geology of Puerto Rico |
| Children | Arthur A. Meyerhoff |
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| Fields | Geology |
| Institutions | Smith College University of Pennsylvania |
| Thesis | Geology of Puerto Rico (1935) |
Howard Augustus Meyerhoff (May 27, 1899 – March 24, 1982) was an American geologist who taughtgeology atSmith College from 1925 to 1949. He served as administrativesecretary of theAmerican Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), as well aseditor-in-chief of its journal,Science, from 1949 to 1953.[1] He conducted research on thegeology of Puerto Rico, which led to him publishing the bookGeology of Porto Rico in 1933.[2]
Meyerhoff was born on May 27, 1899, inNew York City,New York. He received hisbachelor's degree from theUniversity of Illinois in 1920, where he graduatedPhi Beta Kappa. He received hismaster's degree andPh.D. fromColumbia University in 1922 and 1935, respectively. He was named professor of geology at Smith College in 1924, at the age of 25. He continued to teach geology at Smith until 1949, serving as chairman of the department for part of his time there.[2] He was elected a fellow of the AAAS in 1931.[3] DuringWorld War II, he served as director ofcivil defense for theMassachusetts Committee on Public Safety and as chief hearings officer of theWar Labor Board.[1]
Meyerhoff became administrative secretary of the AAAS from 1949 to 1953, during which time he was the editor-in-chief of bothScience andScientific Monthly. From 1953 to 1962, he was the director of theScientific Manpower Commission, after which he became founding chairman of the geology department at theUniversity of Pennsylvania. He was a founder of theGeological Society of America's Northeastern Section, which held its first meeting in February 1966. He wasassociate editor of theAAPG Bulletin from 1974 to 1977. He died on March 24, 1982, inTulsa,Oklahoma.[2]
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