Eliot Blackwelder

Eliot Blackwelder
Eliot Blackwelder
Born	June 4, 1880; Chicago, Illinois, US
Died	January 14, 1969 (aged 88); Palo Alto, California, US
Education	Ph.D. (1914)
Alma mater	University of Chicago
Spouse	Jean Otis Bowersock
Parents	Isaac Simeon Blackwelder (father); Alice Gertrude Boughton (mother);
	Scientific career
Fields	Geology
Thesis	Post-cretaceous history of the mountains of central western Wyoming

Eliot Blackwelder (June 4, 1880 – January 14, 1969) was an American geologist and educator. Known primarily as a field geologist, from 1922 to 1945 he was head of the Stanford University department of geology. He served as president of the Geological Society of America in 1940 and of the Seismological Society of America from 1947 to 1949.^[1]^[2]

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Eliot Blackwelder

Born	(1880-06-04)June 4, 1880 Chicago, Illinois, US
Died	January 14, 1969(1969-01-14) (aged 88) Palo Alto, California, US
Education	Ph.D. (1914)
Alma mater	University of Chicago
Spouse	Jean Otis Bowersock
Parents	Isaac Simeon Blackwelder (father) Alice Gertrude Boughton (mother)
Scientific career
Fields	Geology
Thesis	Post-cretaceous history of the mountains of central western Wyoming