Charles Kenneth Leith

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Charles Kenneth Leith (born January 20, 1875 in Trempealeau , Wisconsin , † September 13, 1956 ) was an American geologist .

In 1892, Leith was hired by Charles R. Van Hise of the University of Wisconsin-Madison as a stenographer to work on Van Hise's publications. He was so fascinated by the subject of his daily work, that 1897 he the Bachelor in geology took off, and the Ph.D. in 1901. When Van Hise was elected President of the University of Wisconsin in 1903, he appointed Leith, 28, director of the Faculty of Geology. He held this position until 1934, that is 31 years, and stayed there until he retired in 1945.

His early research dealt with the geology around Lake Superior , including the ore deposits of the Mesabi Range . In 1913 he wrote the standard geological work Structural Geology . During his academic career he was a consultant for the mineral exploration and evaluation of ore deposits, and served as a consultant to the United States Shipping Board and the War Industries Board during the First World War . He organized surveys of world mineral reserves in the 1920s and was a member of numerous government agencies, including the United States Atomic Energy Commission between 1944 and 1956 .

Leith was a member of the National Academy of Sciences and, since 1916, the American Academy of Arts and Sciences . In 1933 he was President of the Geological Society of America . In 1935 he received the Penrose Gold Medal from the Society of Economic Geologists . Charles Kenneth Leith was awarded the Penrose Medal of the Geological Society of America in 1942 .

Works (selection)

  • Charles Kenneth Leith: Structural Geology , H. Holt and Company, 1913
  • Charles Kenneth Leith: The Economic Aspect of Geology , H. Holt and company, 1921

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SURNAME Leith, Charles Kenneth
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American geologist
DATE OF BIRTH January 20, 1875
PLACE OF BIRTH Trempealeau , Wisconsin
DATE OF DEATH September 13, 1956