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Eliot Blackwelder

January 01, 1970

Eliot Blackwelder (June 4, 1880 – January 14, 1969) was an American geologist and educator. Known primarily as a field geologist, from 1922 to 1945 he was head of the Stanford University department of geology. He served as president of the Geological Society of America in 1940 and of the Seismological Society of America from 1947 to 1949.[1][2]

Eliot Blackwelder
Born(1880-06-04)June 4, 1880
Chicago, Illinois, US
DiedJanuary 14, 1969(1969-01-14) (aged 88)
Palo Alto, California, US
EducationPh.D. (1914)
Alma materUniversity of Chicago
SpouseJean Otis Bowersock
Parents
  • Isaac Simeon Blackwelder (father)
  • Alice Gertrude Boughton (mother)
Scientific career
FieldsGeology
ThesisPost-cretaceous history of the mountains of central western Wyoming

Biography edit

He was born at Chicago, Illinois on June 4, 1880, the son of Isaac Simeon Blackwelder and Alice Gertrude née Boughton.[3] Isaac was an insurance adjuster, then working on claims following the Great Chicago Fire of 1871.[4] Alice was a former instructor at the University of Kansas. Eliot had an older brother, Paul Bruce Blackwelder, born in 1878.[5] As a youth, Eliot developed an interest in entomology, and by the age of 15 he was a member of the American Ornithological Union. He matriculated to the University of Chicago, where he chose geology as his vocation, gaining an A.B in 1901.[6]

Immediately following graduation, he was invited by Rollin D. Salisbury to accompany him on an expedition to the Rocky Mountains.[6][7] He would join Salisbury again in 1902 as a field assistant to explore glaciation in the Bighorn Mountains.[8] Blackwelder received a fellowship at Chicago and became a geology instructor.[9] From 1902–1903 he was a fellow then an assistant at the University of Chicago.[3] In 1903–1904, he worked as a paleontologist on the Carnegie Institute expedition to China. He was one of the assistants to Bailey Willis, the leader of the expedition. The trip lasted more than a year, crossing Asia, northern China, and ending on the Yangtze River. Much of the region covered was unknown to Western geologists. It resulted in a four volume report, one of which was assembled by Blackwelder.[10] After returning to America, on September 26, 1904, he was married to Jean Otis Bowersock,[3] a childhood friend.[6] The couple would have seven children: two sons and five daughters.[5]

He was offered a position as instructor at the geology department of the University of Wisconsin in 1905.[6] During the following years he became assistant professor then associate professor in geology.[3] Starting in 1906 he became associated with the United States Geological Survey. First he was an assistant geologist in Alaska and southeastern Wyoming during 1906–1908. After 1909 he worked as a geologist performing studies in northern Utah, southeastern Idaho, and western Wyoming. Most of his field work involved stratigraphic and glacial features of these regions, as well as their economic resources.[11] In 1911, he co-authored an elementary textbook titled, Elements of Geology, with Harlan H. Barrows.[12] The same year he was named full professor at Wisconsin, and would remain at the university until 1916.[3]

In 1914 he was awarded a Ph.D.[6] with a thesis titled, Post-cretaceous history of the mountains of central western Wyoming.[13] From June 1916 until August 1916 he was head of the geology department at the University of Illinois.[6] In 1917 he was a member of the California Petroleum Commission,[11] having been appointed by the state governor, William D. Stephens.[14] During 1919 he was a visiting professor at Stanford University, where he taught for a quarter.[11] He became the chief geologist for the East Butte Copper Mining Company in September 1919, remaining there until 1921.[3][15] In 1921 he was lecturing at Harvard, taking the place of Reginald Aldworth Daly who was on leave.[16] During 1921–1922, he partnered with Lewis A. Parkhurst and George C. Humphrey to establish the Teton Syndicate, where Blackwelder served as a manager. This trust was intended to locate and extract petro-minerals.[17]

In 1922, he was named full professor[9] at Stanford University, filling the chair of the geology department to replace the retiring Bailey Willis.[11] He would remain chair at Stanford until 1945.[18] In 1936, Blackwelde was elected a member of the United States National Academy of Sciences,[12] then he was elected to the American Philosophical Society in 1939.[19] He served as president of the Geological Society of America in 1940,[20] after serving as Vice President in 1933 and 1939.[15] He was elected President of the Seismological Society of America, serving from 1947 to 1949.[1][2]

During his time at Stanford, Blackwelder made geological explorations of the Sierra Nevada range and its glacial valleys. He explored the arid regions of the southwest, writing papers on the origins and evolution of desert landscapes. He was one of the first geologists to favor an impact origin for the Barringer Crater.[6] After retirement, he served in the Palo Alto chapter of the Atlantic Union Committee.[15] During the final years of his life, his body was weakened from Parkinson's disease. He died on January 14, 1969, surviving his wife by three years.[12] The couple were able to celebrate their 60th wedding anniversary together.[6]

Bibliography edit

  • Blackwelder, Eliot (1907). Research in China, Expedition of 1903-04, Report on Zoology. Carnegie Institution of Washington.
  • Blackwelder, Eliot; Smith, Warren DuPré; Iddings, Joseph Paxson (1910). Regional Geology of the United States of North America. C. Winter.
  • Blackwelder, Eliot; Barrows, Harlan H. (1911). Elements of Geology. American Book Company.

References edit

  1. ^ a b Krauskopf, Konrad B. (1976). "Eliot Blackwelder, 1880 – 1969" (PDF). Biographical Memoirs of the National Academy of Sciences. 48: 83–103. Retrieved March 3, 2024.
  2. ^ a b "Dr. Eliot Blackwelder is Dead; Retired Stanford Geologist, 88". The New York Times. January 16, 1969. p. 41. Retrieved March 3, 2024.
  3. ^ a b c d e f Marquis, Albert Nelson; Leonard, John William, eds. (1924). Who's who in America. A. N. Marquis and Company. p. 422.
  4. ^ "I. S. Blackwelder, Pioneer Insurance Man, 86, Dead". Chicago Tribune. Chicago, Illinois. August 15, 1926. p. 12. Retrieved March 4, 2024.
  5. ^ a b Harper, Dan. "Unitarians in Palo Alto, 1891-1934, A Biographical Dictionary" (PDF). Palo Alto, California: Unitarian Universalist Church of Palo Alto, 2019. Retrieved March 4, 2024.
  6. ^ a b c d e f g h Howard, Arthur D.; Krauskopf, Konrad B.; Page, Ben M. "Memorial to Eliot Blackwelder, 1880-1969" (PDF). The Geological Society of America. (PDF) from the original on March 4, 2024. Retrieved March 3, 2024.
  7. ^ Salisbury, Rollin D. (November 1901). "Glacial Work in the Western Mountains in 1901". The Journal of Geology. 9 (8): 718–731. Bibcode:1901JG......9..718S. doi:10.1086/620970. JSTOR 30061414.
  8. ^ Salisbury, Rollin D.; Blackwelder, Eliot (February 1903). "Glaciation in the Bighorn Mountains". The Journal of Geology. 11 (2): 216–223. Bibcode:1903JG.....11..216S. doi:10.1086/621070. JSTOR 30054783.
  9. ^ a b Colby, Frank Moore, ed. (1924). New International Encyclopedia. Supplement. Vol. 1. Dodd, Mead, and Company. p. 180.
  10. ^ Blackwelder, Eliot. "Willis Bailey" (PDF). National Academy of Science. Retrieved March 4, 2024.
  11. ^ a b c d Bishop, Bradford, ed. (1923). "Directory of Stanford Earth Scientists". Year Book and Directory of the Geological and Mining Society of American Universities. Vol. 9. Stanford University. p. 14.
  12. ^ a b c "Eliot Blackwelder". www.nasonline.org. National Academy of Sciences. Retrieved May 12, 2023.
  13. ^ Stephens, Alida M. (1916). A List of American Doctoral Dissertations Printed in [1912-] 1938. Library of Congress. Catalog Division. p. 20.
  14. ^ "California Petroleum". Science. 46 (1184): 231–232. September 7, 1917. doi:10.1126/science.46.1184. Retrieved March 4, 2024.
  15. ^ a b c "Eliot Blackwelder papers, 1901-1964". Archives West. Orbis Cascade Alliance. Retrieved March 4, 2024.
  16. ^ "University and Educational News". Science. New Series. 54 (1406): 575–576. December 9, 1921. JSTOR 1645994.
  17. ^ Merk, Richard T. (April 2017). "Teton Syndicate". Retrieved March 4, 2024.
  18. ^ "Guide to the Eliot Blackwelder Papers". Online Archive of California, UC Libraries. Retrieved March 3, 2024.
  19. ^ "APS Member History". search.amphilsoc.org. American Philosophical Society. Retrieved May 12, 2023.
  20. ^ "Professor at Stanford 'U' Geology Head". The Minneapolis Star. Minneapolis, Minnesota. December 28, 1939. p. 11. Retrieved March 4, 2024.

Further reading edit

  • Douglass, John. "Eliot Blackwelder (1880-1969) and Lake Overflow re-proposed 1934". GPH 211 Grand Canyon: Deciphering the Grand Canyon. Retrieved March 3, 2024.

External links edit

January 01, 1970
eliot, blackwelder, june, 1880, january, 1969, american, geologist, educator, known, primarily, field, geologist, from, 1922, 1945, head, stanford, university, department, geology, served, president, geological, society, america, 1940, seismological, society, . Eliot Blackwelder June 4 1880 January 14 1969 was an American geologist and educator Known primarily as a field geologist from 1922 to 1945 he was head of the Stanford University department of geology He served as president of the Geological Society of America in 1940 and of the Seismological Society of America from 1947 to 1949 1 2 Eliot BlackwelderBorn 1880 06 04 June 4 1880Chicago Illinois USDiedJanuary 14 1969 1969 01 14 aged 88 Palo Alto California USEducationPh D 1914 Alma materUniversity of ChicagoSpouseJean Otis BowersockParentsIsaac Simeon Blackwelder father Alice Gertrude Boughton mother Scientific careerFieldsGeologyThesisPost cretaceous history of the mountains of central western Wyoming Contents 1 Biography 2 Bibliography 3 References 4 Further reading 5 External linksBiography editHe was born at Chicago Illinois on June 4 1880 the son of Isaac Simeon Blackwelder and Alice Gertrude nee Boughton 3 Isaac was an insurance adjuster then working on claims following the Great Chicago Fire of 1871 4 Alice was a former instructor at the University of Kansas Eliot had an older brother Paul Bruce Blackwelder born in 1878 5 As a youth Eliot developed an interest in entomology and by the age of 15 he was a member of the American Ornithological Union He matriculated to the University of Chicago where he chose geology as his vocation gaining an A B in 1901 6 Immediately following graduation he was invited by Rollin D Salisbury to accompany him on an expedition to the Rocky Mountains 6 7 He would join Salisbury again in 1902 as a field assistant to explore glaciation in the Bighorn Mountains 8 Blackwelder received a fellowship at Chicago and became a geology instructor 9 From 1902 1903 he was a fellow then an assistant at the University of Chicago 3 In 1903 1904 he worked as a paleontologist on the Carnegie Institute expedition to China He was one of the assistants to Bailey Willis the leader of the expedition The trip lasted more than a year crossing Asia northern China and ending on the Yangtze River Much of the region covered was unknown to Western geologists It resulted in a four volume report one of which was assembled by Blackwelder 10 After returning to America on September 26 1904 he was married to Jean Otis Bowersock 3 a childhood friend 6 The couple would have seven children two sons and five daughters 5 He was offered a position as instructor at the geology department of the University of Wisconsin in 1905 6 During the following years he became assistant professor then associate professor in geology 3 Starting in 1906 he became associated with the United States Geological Survey First he was an assistant geologist in Alaska and southeastern Wyoming during 1906 1908 After 1909 he worked as a geologist performing studies in northern Utah southeastern Idaho and western Wyoming Most of his field work involved stratigraphic and glacial features of these regions as well as their economic resources 11 In 1911 he co authored an elementary textbook titled Elements of Geology with Harlan H Barrows 12 The same year he was named full professor at Wisconsin and would remain at the university until 1916 3 In 1914 he was awarded a Ph D 6 with a thesis titled Post cretaceous history of the mountains of central western Wyoming 13 From June 1916 until August 1916 he was head of the geology department at the University of Illinois 6 In 1917 he was a member of the California Petroleum Commission 11 having been appointed by the state governor William D Stephens 14 During 1919 he was a visiting professor at Stanford University where he taught for a quarter 11 He became the chief geologist for the East Butte Copper Mining Company in September 1919 remaining there until 1921 3 15 In 1921 he was lecturing at Harvard taking the place of Reginald Aldworth Daly who was on leave 16 During 1921 1922 he partnered with Lewis A Parkhurst and George C Humphrey to establish the Teton Syndicate where Blackwelder served as a manager This trust was intended to locate and extract petro minerals 17 In 1922 he was named full professor 9 at Stanford University filling the chair of the geology department to replace the retiring Bailey Willis 11 He would remain chair at Stanford until 1945 18 In 1936 Blackwelde was elected a member of the United States National Academy of Sciences 12 then he was elected to the American Philosophical Society in 1939 19 He served as president of the Geological Society of America in 1940 20 after serving as Vice President in 1933 and 1939 15 He was elected President of the Seismological Society of America serving from 1947 to 1949 1 2 During his time at Stanford Blackwelder made geological explorations of the Sierra Nevada range and its glacial valleys He explored the arid regions of the southwest writing papers on the origins and evolution of desert landscapes He was one of the first geologists to favor an impact origin for the Barringer Crater 6 After retirement he served in the Palo Alto chapter of the Atlantic Union Committee 15 During the final years of his life his body was weakened from Parkinson s disease He died on January 14 1969 surviving his wife by three years 12 The couple were able to celebrate their 60th wedding anniversary together 6 Bibliography editBlackwelder Eliot 1907 Research in China Expedition of 1903 04 Report on Zoology Carnegie Institution of Washington Blackwelder Eliot Smith Warren DuPre Iddings Joseph Paxson 1910 Regional Geology of the United States of North America C Winter Blackwelder Eliot Barrows Harlan H 1911 Elements of Geology American Book Company References edit a b Krauskopf Konrad B 1976 Eliot Blackwelder 1880 1969 PDF Biographical Memoirs of the National Academy of Sciences 48 83 103 Retrieved March 3 2024 a b Dr Eliot Blackwelder is Dead Retired Stanford Geologist 88 The New York Times January 16 1969 p 41 Retrieved March 3 2024 a b c d e f Marquis Albert Nelson Leonard John William eds 1924 Who s who in America A N Marquis and Company p 422 I S Blackwelder Pioneer Insurance Man 86 Dead Chicago Tribune Chicago Illinois August 15 1926 p 12 Retrieved March 4 2024 a b Harper Dan Unitarians in Palo Alto 1891 1934 A Biographical Dictionary PDF Palo Alto California Unitarian Universalist Church of Palo Alto 2019 Retrieved March 4 2024 a b c d e f g h Howard Arthur D Krauskopf Konrad B Page Ben M Memorial to Eliot Blackwelder 1880 1969 PDF The Geological Society of America Archived PDF from the original on March 4 2024 Retrieved March 3 2024 Salisbury Rollin D November 1901 Glacial Work in the Western Mountains in 1901 The Journal of Geology 9 8 718 731 Bibcode 1901JG 9 718S doi 10 1086 620970 JSTOR 30061414 Salisbury Rollin D Blackwelder Eliot February 1903 Glaciation in the Bighorn Mountains The Journal of Geology 11 2 216 223 Bibcode 1903JG 11 216S doi 10 1086 621070 JSTOR 30054783 a b Colby Frank Moore ed 1924 New International Encyclopedia Supplement Vol 1 Dodd Mead and Company p 180 Blackwelder Eliot Willis Bailey PDF National Academy of Science Retrieved March 4 2024 a b c d Bishop Bradford ed 1923 Directory of Stanford Earth Scientists Year Book and Directory of the Geological and Mining Society of American Universities Vol 9 Stanford University p 14 a b c Eliot Blackwelder www nasonline org National Academy of Sciences Retrieved May 12 2023 Stephens Alida M 1916 A List of American Doctoral Dissertations Printed in 1912 1938 Library of Congress Catalog Division p 20 California Petroleum Science 46 1184 231 232 September 7 1917 doi 10 1126 science 46 1184 Retrieved March 4 2024 a b c Eliot Blackwelder papers 1901 1964 Archives West Orbis Cascade Alliance Retrieved March 4 2024 University and Educational News Science New Series 54 1406 575 576 December 9 1921 JSTOR 1645994 Merk Richard T April 2017 Teton Syndicate Retrieved March 4 2024 Guide to the Eliot Blackwelder Papers Online Archive of California UC Libraries Retrieved March 3 2024 APS Member History search amphilsoc org American Philosophical Society Retrieved May 12 2023 Professor at Stanford U Geology Head The Minneapolis Star Minneapolis Minnesota December 28 1939 p 11 Retrieved March 4 2024 Further reading editDouglass John Eliot Blackwelder 1880 1969 and Lake Overflow re proposed 1934 GPH 211 Grand Canyon Deciphering the Grand Canyon Retrieved March 3 2024 External links editWorks by or about Eliot Blackwelder at Internet Archive Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Eliot Blackwelder amp oldid 1219488196, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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