James Furman Kemp
James Furman Kemp (born August 14, 1859 in New York City , † November 17, 1926 in Great Neck , Long Island ) was an American geologist and petrographer .
Life
Kemp studied at Amherst College with a bachelor's degree in 1881 and at the School of Mines at Columbia University with an engineering degree in 1884. He then went to Germany for advanced studies. In 1886 he became an instructor and later an assistant professor of geology at Cornell University and in 1891 an adjunct professor and in 1892 after the death of John Strong Newberry professor of geology at Columbia University.
He dealt with the petrology of igneous rocks (for example in the Adirondacks ) and the origin of ore deposits. As a petrograph he was influenced by J. Francis Williams . From 1902 he dealt with the connection of ore deposits with igneous rock provinces.
In 1913 he was Vice President and 1921 President of the Geological Society of America . He was one of the founders of Economic Geology magazine . In 1905 and 1910 he was President of the New York Academy of Sciences and in 1912 of the American Institute of Mining and Metallurgical Engineers and the Mining and Metallurgical Society. He was also elected to the National Academy of Sciences in 1911 and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 1921 .
He had been married since 1889 and had three children.
Fonts
- Ore Deposits of the United States and Canada, 1893, 3rd edition 1900
- Handbook of Rocks, 1896, 5th edition 1911
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| SURNAME | Kemp, James Furman |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American geologist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | August 14, 1859 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | New York City |
| DATE OF DEATH | November 17, 1926 |
| Place of death | Great Neck , Long Island |