Theodore B. Comstock
Theodore Bryant Comstock (1849–1915) was an American explorer and geologist who was a professor of general and economic geology at Cornell University from 1875 to 1879, and a professor of mining engineering and physics at the University of Illinois from 1885 to 1889.[1][2][3][4] He served as first president of the University of Arizona from 1894 to 1895.[5] He received a Bachelor of Arts degree from what is now Pennsylvania State University in 1868, a Bachelor of Science in 1870 and D.Sc. in 1886 from Cornell University.[6]
Works
- Reports on the Geology of Northwestern Wyoming (1874)
- Outline of General Geology (1878)
- Map of San Juan County, Colo. (1882)
- Reports on gold and silver, Arkansas survey, and on the central mineral region of Texas (1889)
He made contributions to American Naturalist, the American Journal of Science, and the Engineering and Mining Journal
References
- "The Twentieth Century Biographical Dictionary of Notable Americans Digitized on Mocavo.com pp. 237-238".
- "The Twentieth Century Biographical Dictionary of Notable Americans Vol. 2 Digitized on forgottenbooks.com pp. 357-358". Archived from the original on 2015-04-02.
- "Cornell University - a History, Digitized on Mocavo.com pp. 290-293".
- "The American Naturalist Digitized on Google Book pp.178".
- "Past Presidents of University of Arizona". arizona.edu.
- "Comstock, Theodore Bryant". International Who's Who. 1912. p. 303.
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