Forename:

William  Search this

Middle Initial:

Walden  Search this

Surname:

Rubey  Search this

Occupation:

Geologists

Record type:

Personal name

Birth Date:

1898

Death Date:

1974

Biographical History:

Rubey worked as a scientific liaison to the U.S. Army for the U.S. Geological Survey during World War II. Later he would serve as president of the Geological Society of America, chairman of the National Research Council for the National Academy of Sciences, and board member on the National Science Board for the National Science Foundation. Rubey was a professor of geology and geophysics at UCLA.

Source:

Wikipedia. "William Walden Rubey". http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Walden_Rubey (accessed October 20, 2011).

Related entities:

University of California, Los Angeles: Rubey was a professor of geology and geophysics at UCLA.

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University of California, Los Angeles

See more records associated with this person:

Rubey, William Walden, 1898-1974

Data Source:

Smithsonian Field Book Project

EDAN-URL:

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