William Phipps Blake

1897

William Phipps Blake (* 1826 in New York City , † May 22, 1910 in Berkeley ) was an American geologist and mineralogist .

Life

William Phipps Blake graduated from Sheffield Scientific School at Yale University in 1852 , and one year later worked as a mineralogist and geologist for the "Pacific Railroad Exploring Expedition", where he was also the author of numerous reports. In 1851 he described a newly discovered mineral , clinochlor .

From 1859 to 1860 Blake was the editor of Mining Magazine and in 1862 worked as a mining engineer for the Japanese government. In 1863 he was appointed professor of mineralogy at the College of California and as a geologist for the California Department of Agriculture. From 1896 to 1905 he was Professor of Geology and Director of the University of Arizona Mining School .

He died of pneumonia on May 22, 1910 in Berkeley, California.

Publications

Silver Ores and Silver Mines (1860)
Report on the Production of Precious Metals (1867)
Ceramic Art and Glass (1878)
Tombstone and its Mines (1902)

Honors

In his honor, a mineral, newly discovered in 1944, was named Blakeit . In 1870 he was elected a member of the American Philosophical Society .

Individual evidence

↑ Mineral Atlas: Blakeit (Wiki)
^ Member History: William P. Blake. American Philosophical Society, accessed May 4, 2018 .

Web links

personal data
SURNAME	Blake, William Phipps
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	American geologist, mineralogist
DATE OF BIRTH	1826
PLACE OF BIRTH	New York City
DATE OF DEATH	May 22, 1910
Place of death	Berkeley

[1] Mineral Atlas: Blakeit (Wiki)

[2] Member History: William P. Blake. American Philosophical Society, accessed May 4, 2018 .