| LC control no. | n 79123704 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| Personal name heading | Shepard, Francis P. (Francis Parker), 1897-1985 |
| Variant(s) | Shepard, F. P. (Francis Parker), 1897-1985 Shepard, Francis Parker, 1897- |
| Associated country | United States |
| Associated place | La Jolla (San Diego, Calif.) |
| Birth date | 1897-05-10 |
| Death date | 1985-04-25 |
| Place of birth | Brookline (Mass.) |
| Field of activity | Submarine geology |
| Affiliation | University of Chicago University of Illinois (Urbana-Champaign campus) University of California (1868-1952). Division of War Research Scripps Institution of Oceanography |
| Profession or occupation | Geologists College teachers |
| Found in | His The structure & stratigraphy of the Rocky Mountain. NUCMC data from Univ. of Calif., San Diego. Scripps Instit. of Oceanography, La Jolla for His Papers, 1969-1979 (Shepard, Francis Parker, 1897- ; geologist) LC data base, 2-14-89 (hdg.: Shepard, Francis Parker, 1897- ; usage: Francis P. Shepard) From shoreline to abyss, c1991: t.p. (Francis Parker Shepard) spine (F.P. Shepard) p. iii (d. 4/25/85) OCLC search, Dec. 1, 2009: (hdg.: Shepard, Francis Parker, 1897-; Shepard, Francis Parker, 1896-; Shepard, Francis P.; Shepard, Francis P. (Francis Parker), 1897-; Shepard, Francis Parker; usage: Francis P. Shepard; F.P. Shepard; Francis Parker Shepard) WWWA: v. 8 1982-1985 (Shepard, Francis Parker; educator, geologist; b. Brookline, Mass., May 10, 1897; PhD, Univ. Chicago, 1922; d. Apr. 29, 1985) Submarine topography off the California coast : canyons and tectonic interpretation, 1941: title page (Francis P. Shepard) Francis Parker Shepard Biography, Nov. 24, 2020 (Francis Parker Shepard was born in Brookline, Massachusetts on May 10, 1897; he passed away on April 25, 1985; completed his doctoral dissertation ... at the University of Chicago earning his degree in 1922; began his career at the University of Illinois as a geology instructor in 1922 and served as professor of geology from 1939-1946; He was affiliated with Scripps Institution of Oceanography in 1937, and he spent his summers at Scripps until 1942 while still on the faculty of the University of Illinois; worked for the University of California Division of War Research from 1942-1945 as principal geologist; In 1945 he became professor of submarine geology at Scripps Institution. He retired from teaching in 1966 and served as professor emeritus until his death on April 25, 1985) <http://scilib.ucsd.edu/sio/biogr/Shepard_Biogr.pdf> |
| Associated language | eng |
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