Francis Parker Shepard | |
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Born | May 10, 1897 |
Died | April 25, 1985 | (aged 87)
Nationality | American |
Alma mater | Harvard University University of Chicago |
Awards | Wollaston Medal (1966) Sorby Medal (1978) |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Sedimentologist |
Institutions | University of Illinois Scripps Institution of Oceanography |
Doctoral students | Robert S. Dietz Kenneth O. Emery Douglas Inman |
Francis Parker Shepard (10 May 1897 – 25 April 1985) was an American sedimentologist most associated with his studies of submarine canyons and seafloor currents around continental shelves and slopes.[1]