Longwell, Chester R. (Chester Ray), 1887-1975

LC control no.	n 85802576
Descriptive conventions	rda
Personal name heading	Longwell, Chester R. (Chester Ray), 1887-1975 *Browse this term in* LC Authorities or the LC Catalog
Variant(s)	Longwell, Chester Ray, 1887-1975 Longwell, C. R. (Chester Ray), 1887-1975 Longwell, Chester (Chester Ray), 1887-1975
Associated country	United States
Birth date	1887-10-15
Death date	1975-12-15
Place of birth	Ralls County (Mo.)
Place of death	Palo Alto (Calif.)
Field of activity	Geology
Affiliation	Geological Society of America American Geological Institute Yale University University of Missouri
Profession or occupation	Geologists College teachers University and college faculty members
Found in	LCCN 62-8779: His Introduction to physical geology, c1962 (hdg.: Longwell, Chester Ray, 1887- ; usage: Chester R. Longwell) LC data base, 3-25-85 (hdg.: Longwell, Chester Ray, 1887- ; usage: C.R. Longwell; Chester R. Longwell) Ency. Brit. Online, Nov. 11, 2006 (b. Oct. 15, 1887, Spalding, Mo.; d. Dec. 15, 1975, Palo Alto, Calif.) Wikipedia, viewed Aug. 12, 2022: Chester Ray Longwell (Chester Ray Longwell (15 October 1887 -15 December 1975) was an American geologist who conducted extensive research into the geology of the Basin and Range province in Nevada. His fieldwork led to a more complete understanding of Paleozoic and lower Mesozoic stratigraphic sequence in the southern Great Basin. Elected a Fellow of the Geological Society of America in 1923, Longwell served as society's president in 1949. He was elected a member of the National Academy of Sciences in 1935. From 1953 to 1954, he served as president, American Geological Institute. Chester Ray Longwell was born on 15 October 1887 near Spalding, Missouri. He earned his bachelor's degree at University of Missouri and his Ph.D. at Yale. He taught at Yale from 1920 to 1956. He died at his home in Palo Alto, California on 15 December 1975) <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chester_Ray_Longwell>
Associated language	eng