Dallas L. Peck | |
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11th Director of the United States Geological Survey | |
In office 1981 –1993 | |
Preceded by | Henry William Menard |
Succeeded by | Gordon P. Eaton |
Personal details | |
Born | Cheney, Washington, USA | March 28, 1929
Died | August 21, 2005 Fairfax, Virginia, USA | (aged 76)
Alma mater | California Institute of Technology Harvard University |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Geology, Volcanology |
Institutions | U.S. Geological Survey |
Thesis | Geologic reconnaissance of the western Cascades in Oregon north of latitude 43 degrees (1960) |
Dallas Lynn Peck (March 28, 1929 – August 21, 2005) was an American geologist and volcanologist. Peck was a native of Cheney, Washington. He received his bachelor's (1951) and master's (1953) degrees in geology from the California Institute of Technology. He received a doctorate in geology from Harvard University in 1960.[1]