Allan Verne Cox | |
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| Born | December 17, 1926 |
| Died | January 27, 1987 (aged 60) |
| Alma mater | University of California Berkeley (PhD, 1959) |
| Known for | Geomagnetic reversals |
| Awards | Vetlesen Prize (1970) Arthur L. Day Medal (1975) John Adam Fleming Medal |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Geomagnetism, rock magnetism |
| Institutions | US Geological Survey 1959–1962; Stanford University 1967–1987 |
| Doctoral advisor | John Verhoogen |
Allan Verne Cox (December 17, 1926 – January 27, 1987) was an American geophysicist. His work on dating geomagnetic reversals, with Richard Doell and Brent Dalrymple, made a major contribution to the theory of plate tectonics. Allan Cox won numerous awards, including the prestigious Vetlesen Prize, and was the president of the American Geophysical Union. He was the author of over a hundred scientific papers, and the author or editor of two books on plate tectonics. On January 27, 1987, Cox died in an apparent suicide.