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William Henry Twenhofel

American geologist
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Born:
April 16, 1875, Covington, Ky.
Died:
Jan. 4, 1957, Atlanta, Ga. (aged 81)
Subjects Of Study:
sedimentation
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William Henry Twenhofel (born April 16, 1875, Covington, Ky.—died Jan. 4, 1957, Atlanta, Ga.) was a geologist noted for his investigations of sedimentation processes. He taught at the East Texas Normal College from 1904 until 1907, when he joined the faculty of the University of Kansas (Lawrence). In 1916 he moved to the University of Wisconsin (Madison), where he served as chairman of the department of geology from 1940 until his retirement in 1945. His work included significant contributions in the fields of stratigraphy, sedimentation, and paleontology. He wrote Treatise on Sedimentation (1926); Invertebrate Paleontology (1935); Methods of Study of ...(100 of 96 words)

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