Laurence L. Sloss

Laurence L. Sloss
Born26 August 1913 Edit this on Wikidata
Mountain View Edit this on Wikidata
Died2 November 1996 Edit this on Wikidata (aged 83)
Evanston Edit this on Wikidata
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Doctoral advisorCarey Croneis

Laurence L. Sloss (August 26, 1913 – November 2, 1996) was an American geologist.[1] He taught geology at Northwestern University from 1947 until his retirement in 1981.[1][2]

He was president, Geological Society of America (GSA), with his tenure beginning in 1980.[3] The GSA's Laurence L. Sloss Award is named in his honor.[4] He was also president of the Society for Sedimentary Geology and American Geosciences Institute.[5]

  1. ^ a b "Memorial to Laurence L. Sloss, 1913–1996" (PDF). Memorials. 30: 79–82. ISSN 0091-5041. Wikidata Q67153591.
  2. ^ Heise, Kenan (November 7, 1996). "LAURENCE SLOSS, NU GEOLOGY PROFESSOR". chicagotribune.com. Chicago Tribune. Retrieved September 5, 2019.
  3. ^ "GSA Leaders, Past & Present". geosociety.org. Geological Society of America. Retrieved September 5, 2019.
  4. ^ "Laurence L. Sloss Award". geosociety.org. Geological Society of America. Retrieved September 5, 2019.
  5. ^ Dott, Robert H. Jr. (March 2014). "Laurence L. Sloss and the Sequence Stratigraphy Revolution" (PDF). GSA Today. 24: 24–26. ISSN 1052-5173. Wikidata Q67155905.