W. G. Ernst

male
Stanford University, petrology, geochemistry, Geochemist, metamorphism, California Coast Ranges
W. Gary Ernst is an American geologist specializing in petrology and geochemistry. He currently is the Benjamin M. Page Professor Emeritus in...
Norman L. Bowen

Norman L. Bowen

male, deceased (1956)
Geologist, "reaction series", Bowen's reaction series, The Evolution of the Igneous Rocks, geochemical, petrologist…petrology
Norman Levi Bowen was born in Kingston, Ontario, Canada June 21, 1887 and died on September 11, 1956. Bowen "revolutionized experimental petrology...

Alfred Harker

male, deceased (1939)
Yorkshireman, thin section, petrographic microscope, Petrography, petrologist, Alumni of St John's College, Cambridge…petrology
Alfred Harker (February 19, 1859 - July 28, 1939), FRS was an English geologist who specialised in petrology and interpretive petrography. He...
Douglas Mawson

Douglas Mawson

male, deceased (1958)
Heroic Age of Antarctic Exploration, new hebrides, Geologist, Officer of the Order of the British Empire, Explorer of Antarctica, Knights Bachelor…petrology
Sir Douglas Mawson OBE FRS (May 5 1882 – 14 October 1958) was an Australian Antarctic explorer and geologist. With Roald Amundsen, Robert Falcon Sc...
Anthony J. Naldrett

Anthony J. Naldrett

male
PhD, Geologist, hydrothermal fluids, Hydrothermal circulation, British, platinum…petrology
Anthony James "Tony" Naldrett PhD, FRSC is an award-winning Canadian scientist. He is an authority on the geology and origin of...

William I. Rose

male
mineralogy, Meteorologist, meteorology, petrology, sumatra, michigan technological university
William I. Rose is a professor of mineralogy, petrology and meteorology at Michigan Technological University. He was involved in a study of Lake...
Graham Ryder

Graham Ryder

male, deceased (2002)
Michigan State University, Geologist, atheist, apollo, lunar, scientist…petrology
Graham Ryder (January 28,1949-January 5, 2002) was an English geologist and lunar scientist. He was educated at the University of Wales, Swansea,...
Henry Carvill Lewis

Henry Carvill Lewis

male, deceased (1888)
University of Pennsylvania, Haverford College, Mineralogist, Geologist, mineralogy, American…petrology
Henry Carvill Lewis (November 16, 1853 - July 21, 1888), American geologist, was born in Philadelphia. Educated in the University of Pennsylvania...

Jake Hancock

male, deceased (2004)
cancer death, doctorate, British, royal air force, raf, mineralogy…petrology
Professor John Michael Hancock (1928-2004), known throughout the geological community as Jake, will be fondly remembered as a student of the...
Ferdinand André Fouqué

Ferdinand André Fouqué

male, deceased (1904)
Geologist, French, corsica, petrology, mortain, College de France
Ferdinand André Fouqué was a French geologist and petrologist. He was born at Mortain, in the Manche "département". At the age of twenty-one he ent...