Harry E. Wheeler

Harry Eugene Wheeler
Born1907
Pipestone, Minnesota, United States
Died26 January 1987
Alma materUniversity of Oregon
Stanford University
Known forSequence stratigraphy
Scientific career
FieldsPaleontology, Stratigraphy
InstitutionsUniversity of Nevada,
University of Washington

Harry Eugene Wheeler (1907 – 26 January 1987) was an American geologist and stratigrapher. Eric Cheney called him "the chief theoretical architect of sequence stratigraphy"[1]

Wheeler was a professor of geology at the University of Washington from 1948 until 1976.[2]

  1. ^ Cheney, E. (1987). Memorial to Harry Eugene Wheeler, 1907–1987. Washington Division of Geology and Earth Resources Bulletin 77, p 393–395.
  2. ^ Illman, Deborah L. (1996). Pathbreakers: A Century of Excellence in Science and Technology at the University of Washington. Office of Research, University of Washington.