Amadeus William Grabau

Amadeus William Grabau
Amadeus William Grabau
Born	January 9, 1870; Cedarburg, Wisconsin, United States
Died	March 20, 1946 (aged 76); Peking, China
Resting place	compound of the geological department of the National University of Peking
Monuments	Dorsum Grabau, a wrinkle ridge on the Moon named for him
Nationality	American
Other names	the father of Chinese geology
Education	M.I.T., B.S. 1896; Harvard, M.S. 1898, D.Sc. 1900;
Occupation	Paleontologist
Employers	M.I.T. c:a 1897; Rensselaer Polytechnic (1899–1901); Columbia (1901–19); National U., Peking, China (1919–46);
Known for	work on stratigraphic deposits; invertebrate evolution; etc.;
Notable work	Principles of Stratigraphy (1913); Text Book of Geology (1920–21); Silurian Fossils of Yunnan (1920); Stratigraphy of China (1924–25); Early Permian Fossils of China (1934); etc.;
Spouse	Mary Antin (m. Oct. 5, 1901)
Children	one daughter
Relatives	Rev. Johannes Andreas August Grabau, grandfather;
Awards	Mary Clark Thompson Medal (1936); Hayden Memorial Geological Award (1941)
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Amadeus William Grabau (January 9, 1870 – March 20, 1946) was an American geologist, teacher, stratigrapher, paleontologist, and author who worked in the United States and China.

Amadeus William Grabau

Born	(1870-01-09)January 9, 1870 Cedarburg, Wisconsin, United States
Died	March 20, 1946(1946-03-20) (aged 76) Peking, China
Resting place	compound of the geological department of the National University of Peking
Monuments	Dorsum Grabau, a wrinkle ridge on the Moon named for him
Nationality	American
Other names	the father of Chinese geology
Education	M.I.T., B.S. 1896 Harvard, M.S. 1898, D.Sc. 1900
Occupation	Paleontologist
Employers	M.I.T. c:a 1897 Rensselaer Polytechnic (1899–1901) Columbia (1901–19) National U., Peking, China (1919–46)
Known for	work on stratigraphic deposits invertebrate evolution etc.
Notable work	Principles of Stratigraphy (1913) Text Book of Geology (1920–21) Silurian Fossils of Yunnan (1920) Stratigraphy of China (1924–25) Early Permian Fossils of China (1934) etc.
Spouse	Mary Antin (m. Oct. 5, 1901)
Children	one daughter
Relatives	Rev. Johannes Andreas August Grabau, grandfather
Awards	Mary Clark Thompson Medal (1936) Hayden Memorial Geological Award (1941)
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