William Storrs Cole
William Storrs Cole , called Storrs Cole , (born July 16, 1902 in Albany , New York , † June 14, 1989 in Sun City , Arizona ) was an American paleontologist and geologist .
Cole studied geology at Cornell University with a bachelor's degree in 1925, a master's degree in 1928 and a doctorate in 1930. During his studies, he specialized in micropaleontology (foraminifera) and in 1927 worked as a petroleum geologist in Mexico , which ended with malaria and in 1930/31 he was a petroleum geologist for Sun Oil. In 1931 he became an instructor in geomorphology at Ohio State University , where he became a professor in 1945. In 1946 he went back as a professor at Cornell University, where he was from 1947 to 1962 director of the geology faculty. In 1968 he retired.
From 1947 to 1975 he was a geologist with the United States Geological Survey and from 1929 to 1947 paleontologist with the Florida Geological Survey . He published mainly on foraminifera , but also on geomorphology . In 1953 he was President of the Paleontological Society .
Thanks to clever stock market investments, he built up a fortune that also enabled him to support the Geological Society of America and the Cushman Foundation for Foraminifera Research as a patron . 1953/54 he was President of the Cushman Foundation. In 1983 he received the Joseph A. Cushman Award. He later lived in Sun City, Arizona, where he developed an interest in the Hopi Indians and collected Kachina dolls.
literature
- Who's Who in America: a biographical dictionary of notable living men and women. : Volume 31 (1960-1961). Marquis Who's Who, Chicago, Ill., 1960, p. 577.
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| SURNAME | Cole, William Storrs |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Cole, Storrs |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American paleontologist and geologist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 16, 1902 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Albany , New York |
| DATE OF DEATH | June 14, 1989 |
| Place of death | Sun City , Arizona |