William Bullock Clark

William Bullock Clark (born December 15, 1860 in Brattleboro , Vermont , † July 27, 1917 in North Haven , Maine ) was an American geologist and paleontologist .

Clark received a Bachelor's degree from Benjamin Kendall Emerson at Amherst College in 1884 and a Ph.D. in 1887 after studying in Berlin and London with Karl Alfred von Zittel at the University of Munich. in paleontology.

In 1889, Clark received his first position as a lecturer in paleontology and as an assistant professor of geology at Johns Hopkins University under George Huntington Williams . In 1892 Clark became chairman of the department, and in 1894 he was given a full professorship. His students included Charles Kephart Swartz , William Tylor Thom and Edward Wilber Berry . Oliver Lanard Fassig received his first Ph.D. under Clark. in meteorology in the United States.

In addition to his work at Johns Hopkins University, Clark worked for the United States Geological Survey , organized the Maryland State Weather Service and established the Maryland State Geological Survey .

In 1902 Clark was elected to the American Philosophical Society , 1908 to the National Academy of Sciences, and 1916 to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences . Amherst College awarded him an honorary doctorate .

William B. Clark had been married to Ellen Strong since 1892 and the couple had four children. Clark died of a stroke . His grave is in Druid Ridge Cemetery in Pikesville , Baltimore County , Maryland .

literature

John M. Clarke: William Bullock Clark 1860–1917 (PDF; 750 kB). In: Biographical Memoirs of the National Academy of Sciences , 1919.

Web links

Individual evidence

↑ William B. Clark. In: amphilsoc.org. American Philosophical Society , accessed February 20, 2019 .
↑ William B. Clark. In: nasonline.org. National Academy of Sciences , accessed February 20, 2019 .
↑ Book of Members 1780 – present, Chapter C. (PDF; 1.3 MB) In: American Academy of Arts and Sciences (amacad.org). Retrieved February 20, 2019 .

personal data
SURNAME	Clark, William Bullock
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Clark, William B .; Clark, W. Bullock; Bullock Clark, William
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	American geologist and paleontologist
DATE OF BIRTH	December 15, 1860
PLACE OF BIRTH	Brattleboro , Vermont
DATE OF DEATH	July 27, 1917
Place of death	North Haven , Maine

[1] William B. Clark. In: amphilsoc.org. American Philosophical Society , accessed February 20, 2019 .

[2] William B. Clark. In: nasonline.org. National Academy of Sciences , accessed February 20, 2019 .

[3] Book of Members 1780 – present, Chapter C. (PDF; 1.3 MB) In: American Academy of Arts and Sciences (amacad.org). Retrieved February 20, 2019 .