Rubey, William Walden, 1898-1974
Variant namesRubey worked as a scientific liaison to the U.S. Army for the U.S. Geological Survey during World War II. Later he would serve as president of the Geological Society of America, chairman of the National Research Council for the National Academy of Sciences, and board member on the National Science Board for the National Science Foundation. Rubey was a professor of geology and geophysics at UCLA.
Smithsonian Institution Archives Field Book Project: Person : Description : rid_234_pid_EACP231
Geologist and educator.
From the description of Papers of William Walden Rubey, 1920-1974 (bulk 1951-1971). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 84428963
From the description of Papers, 1920-1974 (bulk 1951-1971). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 31605238
Biographical Note
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1898, Dec. 19:
Born, Moberly, Mo. -
1919, Nov. 27:
Married Susan Elsie Manovill -
1920:
A.B., University of Missouri, Columbia, Mo. -
1920 -1960 :Geologist, United States Geological Survey -
1922 -1924 :Instructor of geology, Yale University, New Haven, Conn. -
1950 -1951 :Director, American Geological Institute -
1953:
D.Sc., University of Missouri, Columbia, Mo. -
1955 -1956 :Visiting professor of geology at California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, Calif., and Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Md. -
1960 -1969 :Professor of geology and geophysics, University of California, Los Angeles, Calif. -
1960 -1974 :Member, National Science Board -
1974:
Died, Los Angeles, Calif.
From the guide to the William Walden Rubey Papers, 1920-1974, (bulk 1951-1971), (Manuscript Division Library of Congress)
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referencedIn | Alois Francis Kovarik papers, 1902-1951 | Yale University. Department of Manuscripts and Archives | |
creatorOf | William Walden Rubey Papers, 1920-1974, (bulk 1951-1971) | Library of Congress. Manuscript Division | |
creatorOf | Rubey, William Walden, 1898-1974. Papers, 1920-1974 (bulk 1951-1971). | Library of Congress | |
referencedIn | Kovarik, Alois Francis, 1880-1965. Alois Francis Kovarik papers, 1902-1951 (inclusive). | Yale University Library |
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correspondedWith | Aldrich, Henry R. (Henry Ray), 1891- | person |
correspondedWith | Aldrich, Henry R. (Henry Ray), b. 1891 | person |
associatedWith | Geological Society of America. Committee on the War Effort. | corporateBody |
associatedWith | Geological Survey (U.S.) | corporateBody |
associatedWith | Geological Survey (U.S.). Strategic Minerals Program. | corporateBody |
correspondedWith | Hubbert, M. King (Marion King), 1903-1989 | person |
associatedWith | Kovarik, Alois Francis, 1880-1965. | person |
correspondedWith | Longwell, Chester R. (Chester Ray), 1887- | person |
associatedWith | Lunar Science Institute. | corporateBody |
associatedWith | Mohole project. | corporateBody |
associatedWith | Mohole project. | corporateBody |
correspondedWith | Oriel, Steven S. | person |
associatedWith | Project Mohole. | corporateBody |
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Geology |
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Birth 1898
Death 1974
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