Hugh P. Taylor Jr.

Hugh P. Taylor Jr.
BornDecember 27, 1932
DiedOctober 26, 2021
AwardsArthur L. Day Medal
Urey Medal
Academic background
Alma materCalifornia Institute of Technology
Harvard University
ThesisO¹⁸/0¹⁶ Ratios in Coexisting Minerals of Igneous and Metamorphic Rocks
Doctoral advisorsSamuel Epstein
Academic work
Disciplinegeology
Sub-disciplinegeochemistry
InstitutionsPennsylvania State University
California Institute of Technology
Main interestsisotope variations
Notable worksStable Isotopes in High Temperature Geological Processes

Hugh Pettingill Taylor Jr. (December 27, 1932, Holbrook, Arizona – October 26, 2021) was an American geochemist.