Charles Kephart Swartz
Charles Kephart Swartz (born January 3, 1861 in Baltimore , Maryland , † November 29, 1949 ) was an American paleontologist , geologist and mineralogist .
Life
Swartz was initially a Methodist clergyman and later studied geology in Germany and at Johns Hopkins University , where he also became an instructor in 1904 and then professor of geology and mineralogy. In 1931 he retired.
He dealt with the stratigraphy of the Silurian in North America and regional geology especially of Maryland , for example the coal basins of Maryland.
In 1935 he was President of the Paleontological Society .
The mineral Swartzit is named in his honor.
His son Joel Howard Swartz (1893-1971) was also a geologist and geophysicist and his son Frank M. Swartz was a paleontologist.
literature
- Joseph Singewald: Memorial to Charles Kephart Swartz (1861-1949). In: Geolog. Soc. America Proc. 1950, pp. 131-134
References and comments
- ^ Swartz: Correlation of the Silurian formations of North America. In: Geolog. Society of America Bulletin. Volume 53, 1942, pp. 533-538
- ^ CK Swartz, William Baker, Edward Mathews: Second Report on the Coals of Maryland. In: Maryland Geological Survey. 1922, archives
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| SURNAME | Swartz, Charles Kephart |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American paleontologist, geologist, and mineralogist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 3, 1861 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Baltimore , Maryland |
| DATE OF DEATH | November 29, 1949 |