Thomas Chrowder Chamberlin

Thomas Chrowder Chamberlin
Chamberlin in the 1870s
Born(1843-09-25)September 25, 1843
DiedNovember 15, 1928 (1928-11-16) (aged 85)
NationalityAmerican
Alma materBeloit College (A.B., 1866)
University of Michigan
Known forChamberlin–Moulton planetesimal hypothesis
ChildrenRollin Thomas Chamberlin (1881–1948), geologist and skeptic of Wegener's continental drift hypothesis
AwardsHayden Memorial Geological Award (1920)
Penrose Gold Medal (1924)
Penrose Medal (1927)
Scientific career
FieldsGeology
InstitutionsColumbian University
University of Wisconsin
University of Chicago
Doctoral advisorAlexander Winchell
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Thomas Chrowder Chamberlin (/ˈkrdər/;[1] September 25, 1843 – November 15, 1928) was an American geologist and educator. In 1893 he founded the Journal of Geology, of which he was editor for many years.

  1. ^ Webster's New Biographical Dictionary (Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1988; ISBN 9780877795438), p. 1099.