Helen Niña Tappan Loeblich
Helen Niña Tappan Loeblich | |
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| Born | October 12, 1917 Norman, Oklahoma, U.S. |
| Died | August 18, 2004 (aged 86) Anaheim, California, U.S. |
| Alma mater | University of Oklahoma, University of Chicago |
| Known for | fossil Foraminifera classification |
| Spouse | Alfred R. Loeblich Jr. |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Micropaleontology, biostratigraphy |
| Institutions | University of California, Los Angeles |
| Doctoral advisor | Carey G. Croneis |
| Doctoral students | Jere H. Lipps, Tim Patterson |
Helen Niña Tappan Loeblich (October 12, 1917 – August 18, 2004) was an American micropaleontologist who was a professor of geology at the University of California, Los Angeles, a United States Geological Survey (USGS) biostratigrapher, and a scientific illustrator whose micropaleontology specialty was research on Cretaceous foraminifera.
She received a Guggenheim Fellowship award in 1953 and travelled to Europe to focus on her studies of foraminifera with her husband. She would also be awarded with multiple other titles and was recognized as the first woman professor in Tulane University.