Darton, Nelson Horatio, 1865-1948

LC control no.	n 79132005
Descriptive conventions	rda
Personal name heading	Darton, Nelson Horatio, 1865-1948 *Browse this term in* LC Authorities or the LC Catalog
Variant(s)	Darton, N. H. (Nelson Horatio), 1865-1948 Darton, Nelson H. (Nelson Horatio), 1865-1948 Darton, Nelson (Nelson Horatio), 1865-1948
Associated country	United States
Birth date	1865-12-17
Death date	1948-02-28
Place of birth	Brooklyn (New York, N.Y.)
Place of death	Washington (D.C.)
Field of activity	Geology
Affiliation	California Institute of Technology Harvard University Geological Survey (U.S.)
Profession or occupation	Geologists Hydrogeologists
Found in	His Physiographic geology sheet, Md.-D.C.-Va., Washington quadrangle ... 1901: map recto (Geology by N.H. Darton) Wikipedia, January 3, 2019 (Nelson Horatio Darton (December 17, 1865 - February 28, 1948) was a geologist who worked for the United States Geological Survey. He was born in Brooklyn, New York, and started working in his uncle's drug business at the age of 13, also becoming a practicing chemist. His interest in geology started as a sideline, and he was hired by the U.S. Geological Survey in 1886. Darton was an expert at geological photography, a noted geologic map maker, and a hydrogeologist. He was awarded the Penrose Medal in 1940. He also made some important paleontological discoveries. He retired in 1936 at the age of 71 but was allowed to keep his office at the USGS, and he continued an active geological career with a focus on the geology of the Washington DC area. He produced more than 200 publications and received many honors and awards. Three weeks before he died in 1948, he was still coming daily to the USGS and gave a lecture to the Geological Society of Washington on the geology of the DC area ... attended California Institute of Technology and Harvard University ... died in Washington, D.C.) <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nelson_Horatio_Darton>
Associated language	eng