Harvey H. Nininger

Harvey H. Nininger
Born
Harvey Harlow Nininger

(1887-01-17)January 17, 1887
Conway Springs, Kansas
DiedMarch 1, 1986(1986-03-01) (aged 99)
Westminster, Colorado
Known forRevived interest in the scientific study of meteorites in the 1930s
Notable workAssembled the largest personal collection of meteorites up to his time.
Founded the American Meteorite Museum (1942–1960).
SpouseAddie N. (Delp) Nininger

Harvey Harlow Nininger (January 17, 1887 – March 1, 1986) was an American meteoriticist and educator. Although he was self-taught, he revived interest in scientific study of meteorites in the 1930s and assembled the largest personal collection of meteorites up to that time.

Nininger Meteorite Museum, Sedona, Arizona, c. 1954

In 1942 Nininger founded the American Meteorite Museum, which was first located near Meteor Crater, Arizona (1942–1953), then in Sedona, Arizona (1953–1960).[1]

Part of the Nininger Collection was sold to the British Museum in 1958, and the remainder of the collection was sold to the Arizona State University Center for Meteorite Studies in 1960 which displays a selection of these meteorites in their public museum.[2]

  1. ^ "Nininger, Harvey Harlow, 1887–". Library of Congress. Retrieved November 2, 2020.
  2. ^ Center for Meteorite Studies. "History". Arizona State University. Retrieved November 2, 2020.