Herbert E. Merwin
Herbert Eugene Merwin (born February 20, 1878 in Newton , Kansas , † January 29, 1963 in Washington, DC ) was an American mineralogist and petrologist.
He grew up in Hensonville, New York and studied at Harvard University , where he received his doctorate in 1911. He then worked as a geologist at the Carnegie Institution in Washington DC, where he retired in 1945, but continued researching until 1959.
He was considered an authority on crystal optics.
He was President of the Mineralogical Society of America , whose Roebling Medal he received in 1949. The mineral merwinite is named after him.
Publications (selection)
- Some late Wisconsin and post-Wisconsin shore-lines of northwestern Vermont , Cambridge, Massachusetts: Printed for the Museum, 1908
- Mineralogical and petrographical researches, with special reference to the stability ranges of the alkali feldspars , Ph. D. Harvard University 1911
- The system, Cu-Fe-S , Urbana, Ill .: Society of Economic Geologists, 1937
literature
- Who's Who in America: a biographical dictionary of notable living men and women. : volume 28 (1954-1955). Marquis Who's Who, Chicago, Ill., 1955, p. 1843.
Web links
- Obituary in Windham Journal (english)
- Herbert E. Merwin in the database of Find a Grave (English)
- Literature by and about Herbert E. Merwin in the WorldCat bibliographic database
Individual evidence
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Merwin, Herbert E. |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Merwin, Herbert Eugene |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American mineralogist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 20, 1878 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Newton , Kansas |
| DATE OF DEATH | January 29, 1963 |
| Place of death | Washington, DC |