Roger L. Kaesler
Roger Leroy Kaesler (born June 22, 1937 in Ponca City , Oklahoma , † August 11, 2007 ) was an American paleontologist.
Kaesler studied geology at the Colorado School of Mines with an engineering degree in 1959, was with the US Army Corps of Engineers in 1959/60 and then studied at the University of Kansas with a master's degree in 1962 and a doctorate in micropalaeontology in 1965. He was then an assistant professor and from 1973 professor of geology at the University of Kansas and director of the local museum for paleontology of invertebrates. From 1986 he was director of the Paleontological Institute and he was a curator at the University's Natural History Museum. In 2006 he retired.
He deals with fossil ostracodes and fusulinids of the late Paleozoic Era , their systematics, morphology, evolution, paleoecology and taphonomy and the use of quantitative statistical methods, which he also applied in other areas of geology and paleontology. He also examined the ecology and systematics of Holocene ostracods (marine and freshwater).
From 1986 to 2007 he was the editor of Treatise on Invertebrate Paleontology , which under his leadership made the transition to digital publication.
Web links
- Homepage
- Obituary at the Institute of Paleontology
- Memorial by Bruce Lieberman, Stephen Hasiotis, with list of publications, pdf
Individual evidence
- ↑ Date and place of birth according to American Men and Women of Science , Thomson Gale 2004
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Kaesler, Roger L. |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Kaesler, Roger Leroy |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American paleontologist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 22, 1937 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Ponca City |
| DATE OF DEATH | August 11, 2007 |