Oscar Edward Meinzer

Oscar Edward Meinzer

Black and white photograph of man

Photo of Meinzer taken in 1916
Born (1876-11-28)November 28, 1876[1]
Davis, Illinois[1]
Died June 14, 1948(1948-06-14) (aged 71)[1]
Washington, D.C.[1]
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]
Cuban well diggers at Guantanamo Base in 1920
Camp in Craters of the Moon National Monument, 1921 photo by Meinzer.
Casa Techo in San Antonio, Cuba (1920)

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

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Meinzer, Oscar Edward". Complete Dictionary of Scientific Biography. 9. Detroit: Charles Scribner's Sons. 2008. pp. 257258. Retrieved 23 November 2013.
  2. "Oscar Edward Meinzer". Honors program. American Geophysical Union. Retrieved 2 September 2015.
  3. 1 2 Sayre, A. Nelson (1948). "Oscar Edward Meinzer". Transactions, American Geophysical Union. 29 (4): 455. doi:10.1029/TR029i004p00455.
  4. 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. 5160. 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. 4550. Open-File Report 86-480. Retrieved 2 September 2015. 


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