William Herman Haas

William Herman Haas also in the spelling variant William H. Haas (born June 20, 1872 in Bellevue , Huron County , Ohio , † November 5, 1960 in Evanston , Cook County , Illinois ) was an American geographer and geologist .

Life

Family and education

Born in the small town of Bellevue in the state of Ohio, William Herman Haas, son of George Haas and Minnie born Hankamer, later turned to studying geography and geology at Ohio Northern University in Ada, Hardin County , after attending public schools at Butler College in Indianapolis , Indiana . 1903 Haas earned a Bachelor of Arts at the University of Chicago , 1922 took place there his promotion to Ph.D.

William Herman Haas, a member of the United Church of Christ , married Marion Mahon on June 29, 1910, from Ottumwa , Iowa . Haas, who lived on Hinman Avenue in Evanston, died in the late fall of 1960 at the age of 88.

Professional background

After serving as Vice President of the Samuel Mahon Company, William Herman Haas was appointed to the Department of Geography at Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois, in 1914 ; he was promoted to professor in 1924 and retired in 1949 . In addition, he was employed as a Special Expert for the United States Shipping Board in 1917 and 1918 .

Haas conducted geographic and geological studies in the Mesa Verde National Park . Further studies concerned the glaciation in the state of Ohio as well as special investigations on the Mississippi River . William Herman Haas also made contributions on Native Americans and the geography of Brazil .

Memberships

Haas was a member of the Chicago Academy of Sciences, the Geographic Society of Chicago, the Ecological Society of America , the Illinois State Academy of Science, and the Association of American Geographers . He was also a member of the Freemasons .

Fonts

• The influences of glaciation in Ohio, Philadelphia, 1917
• Geography and geology of the Mesa Verde National Park and its environs, Chicago, Ill., 1923
• Studies in the Geography of Brazil, in: National Council for Geographic Education, National Council of Geography Teachers (US), American Geographical Society of New York: The Journal of geography. : volume 22, number 9, National Council for Geographic Education, Indiana, PA, etc., 1923, pp. 325-335.
• The cliff-dweller and his habitat, in: Annals of the Association of American Geographers. : volume 16, The Association, Washington, DC, 1926
• The Mississippi river: asset or liability ?, Clark University, Worchester, Mass. , 1931
• with WO Blanchard: The American empire; a study of the outlying territories of the United States, The University of Chicago Press, Chicago, Ill., 1940
• Outposts of defense, The University of Chicago Press, Chicago, Ill., 1942
• The rural land classification program of Puerto Rico, in: Studies in geography (Evanston, Ill.), Number 1., Evanston, Ill., 1952

literature

• Geographical Society of Philadelphia: The Bulletin of the Geographical Society of Philadelphia. : volume 28-29, Geographical Society, Philadelphia, Pa., 1930, p. 79.
• John W. Leonard, Albert Nelson Marquis (Eds.): Who's who in Chicago and Illinois. : volume VI, AN Marquis Co., Chicago, Ill., 1936, p. 409.
• National Council for Geographic Education, National Council of Geography Teachers (US), American Geographical Society of New York: The Journal of geography. : volume 40, National Council for Geographic Education, Indiana, PA, etc., 1941, pp. 79, 118.
• Department reports of the State of Ohio, containing the decisions, opinions, rulings of the Supreme court, Attorney General, Public Utilities Commission, State Treasurer and several other State departments. : volume 96, Dept. Reports Pub. Co. [etc.], Columbus, 1962, p. 376.
• William Coyle: Ohio Authors and Their Books: Biographical Data and Selective Bibliographies for Ohio Authors, Native and Resident, 1796-1950, World Publishing Company, Cleveland, Ohio, 1962, p. 262.
• Northwestern University (Evanston, Ill.): Northwestern University bulletin. : volume 62, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois, 1962, p. 100.
• Who was who in America. : volume V, 1969–1973 with world notables , Marquis Who's Who, New Providence, NJ, 1973, p. 295.