Frederick T. Mackenzie | |
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 Mackenzie in 2010 | |
| Born | March 17, 1934 |
| Died | January 3, 2024 (aged 89) Honolulu, Hawaii, U.S. |
| Nationality | American |
| Education | Upsala College Lehigh University |
| Known for | Evolution of Sedimentary Rocks |
| Spouse | Judith Mackenzie |
| Awards | See awards section |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Sedimentary and global geochemistry |
| Institutions | University of Hawaii Northwestern University |
| Thesis | (1959 & 1962) |
| Website | Fred T. Mackenzie |
Frederick T. Mackenzie (March 17, 1934 – January 3, 2024) was an American sedimentary and global biogeochemist.[1] Mackenzie applied experimental and field data coupled to a sound theoretical framework to the solution of geological, geochemical, and oceanographic problems at various time and space scales.[2]
Mackenzie is identified closely with the book Evolution of Sedimentary Rocks co-authored in 1971 by Mackenzie with Robert M. Garrels, which reawakened and revitalized the scientific community to the ideas of the British geologist James Hutton that lay fallow for more than 150 years.[3] Evolution of Sedimentary Rocks expanded on the theory of reverse weathering proposed by Mackenzie and Garrels in 1966.[4][5]
- ^ "Fred Mackenzie". American Scientist. The Scientific Research Society. Retrieved March 28, 2015.
- ^ De Carlo, Eric Heinen; Arvidson, Rolf S.; Chou, Lei; Sabine, Christopher; Luther, George W. (November 2013). "Fred T. Mackenzie: Gentleman, Scholar, Mountaineer and Model Colleague". Aquatic Geochemistry. 19 (5–6): 347–351. doi:10.1007/s10498-013-9221-8.
- ^ Berner, Robert A. "A Biographical Memoir: Robert Minard Garrels" (PDF). Biographical Memoirs of the National Academy of Sciences. National Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 28 March 2015.
- ^ Emerson, Steven; Hedges, John (2008). Chemical Oceanography and the Marine Carbon Cycle. New York, New York: Cambridge University Press. p. 43. ISBN 978-0-521-83313-4. Retrieved 28 March 2015.
- ^ R. M. Garrels, F. T. Mackenzie, 1966, Chemical mass balance between rivers and oceans. American Journal of Science, 264, 507-525.