Oscar Edward Meinzer
Oscar Edward Meinzer | |
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Photo of Meinzer taken in 1916 | |
Born |
[1] Davis, Illinois[1] | November 28, 1876
Died |
June 14, 1948 71)[1] Washington, D.C.[1] | (aged
Institutions | United States Geological Survey |
Alma mater | University of Chicago |
Thesis | The occurrence of ground water in the United States, with a discussion of principles (1922) |
Known for | Father of groundwater hydrology |
Notable awards | William Bowie Medal[2] |
Spouse | Alice Breckenridge Crawford[1] |
Children | Robert William Meinzer and Roy Crawford Meinzer[3] |
Oscar Edward Meinzer (November 28, 1876 – June 14, 1948) was an American hydrogeologist who has been called the "father of modern groundwater hydrology".[1][4][3] He was awarded the William Bowie Medal in 1943. The O. E. Meinzer award is named for him.
Selected works
- — (1923). The occurrence of ground water in the United States, with a discussion of principles (PDF) (Report). Water Supply Paper 489. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2 September 2015.
- — (1923). Outline of ground-water hydrology, with definitions (PDF) (Report). Water Supply Paper 494. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2 September 2015.
- —; Hard, Herbert A (1925). The artesian water supply of the Dakota sandstone in North Dakota, with special reference to the Edgeley quadrangle (PDF) (Report). Water Supply Paper 520. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2 September 2015.
- — (1927). Plants as indicators of ground water (PDF) (Report). Water Supply Paper 577. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2 September 2015.
- — (1928). "Compressibility and elasticity of artesian aquifers". Economic Geology. 23 (3): 263–291. doi:10.2113/gsecongeo.23.3.263.
- — (1929). A study of ground water in the Pomperaug Basin, Connecticut : with special reference to intake and discharge (PDF) (Report). Water Supply Paper 597-B. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2 September 2015.
- —; Stearns, Norah Dowell (1929). Problems of the soft-water supply of the Dakota sandstone, with special reference to the conditions at Canton, South Dakota (PDF) (Report). Water Supply Paper 597-C. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2 September 2015.
- — (1932). Outline of methods for estimating ground-water supplies (PDF) (Report). Water Supply Paper 638. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2 September 2015.
- —; Fishel, V. C (1934). "Tests of permeability with low hydraulic gradients". Transactions, American Geophysical Union. 15 (2): 405. doi:10.1029/TR015i002p00405.
- —, ed. (1942). Hydrology. McGraw-Hill.
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Meinzer, Oscar Edward". Complete Dictionary of Scientific Biography. 9. Detroit: Charles Scribner's Sons. 2008. pp. 257–258. Retrieved 23 November 2013.
- ↑ "Oscar Edward Meinzer". Honors program. American Geophysical Union. Retrieved 2 September 2015.
- 1 2 Sayre, A. Nelson (1948). "Oscar Edward Meinzer". Transactions, American Geophysical Union. 29 (4): 455. doi:10.1029/TR029i004p00455.
- ↑ Meyer, Gerald (17 November 2012). "Oscar E. Meinzer — father of modern groundwater hydrology in the United States". Hydrogeology Journal. 3 (2): 76–78. doi:10.1007/s10040-995-0005-0.
- Hackett, O. M. (April 1964). "The father of modern groundwater hydrology". Ground Water. 2 (2): 2–5. doi:10.1111/j.1745-6584.1964.tb01749.x.
- Lohman, S. W. (1986). "Tribute to Oscar Edward Meinzer". In J. S. Rosenshein, J.E. Moore, S.W. Lohman, and E.B. Chase. Two-hundred years of hydrogeology in the United States (PDF) (Report). U.S. Geological Survey. pp. 51–60. Open-File Report 86-480. Retrieved 2 September 2015.
- Maxey, George B. (1986). "The Meinzer era of hydrogeology in the United States, 1910-40". In J. S. Rosenshein, J.E. Moore, S.W. Lohman, and E.B. Chase. Two-hundred years of hydrogeology in the United States (PDF) (Report). U.S. Geological Survey. pp. 45–50. Open-File Report 86-480. Retrieved 2 September 2015.
External links
- List of books by Meinzer
- Meinzer collection (USGS Denver Library Photographic Collection)
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