Theodore B. Comstock

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Theodore B. Comstock
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Born
Theodore Bryant Comstock

(1849-07-27)July 27, 1849
DiedJuly 26, 1915(1915-07-26) (aged 65)
Los Angeles, California
Education
Spouse(s)
Blanche Huggins
(m. 1880)
Signature
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Theodore Bryant Comstock (1849–1915) was an American explorer and geologist.

Biography[]

Theodore B. Comstock was born in Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio on July 27, 1849. He earned a bachelor's degree at Pennsylvania State Agricultural College, and postgraduate degrees from Cornell University.[1]

He was a professor of general and economic geology at Cornell University from 1875 to 1879, and a professor of mining engineering and physics at the University of Illinois from 1885 to 1889.[2][3][4][5]

He married Blanche Huggins in 1880.[1]

He served as first president of the University of Arizona from 1894 to 1895.[6] He received a Bachelor of Arts degree from what is now Pennsylvania State University in 1868, a Bachelor of Science in 1870 and D.Sc. in 1886 from Cornell University.[7]

Theodore B. Comstock died at his home in Los Angeles on July 26, 1915.[8]

Works[]

He made contributions to American Naturalist, the American Journal of Science, and the Engineering and Mining Journal.[1]

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b c The National Cyclopaedia of American Biography. XIII. James T. White & Company. 1906. p. 450. Retrieved August 23, 2020 – via Google Books.
  2. ^ "The Twentieth Century Biographical Dictionary of Notable Americans Digitized on Mocavo.com pp. 237-238".
  3. ^ "The Twentieth Century Biographical Dictionary of Notable Americans Vol. 2 Digitized on forgottenbooks.com pp. 357-358". Archived from the original on April 2, 2015.
  4. ^ "Cornell University - a History, Digitized on Mocavo.com pp. 290-293".
  5. ^ "The American Naturalist Digitized on Google Book pp.178". 1879.
  6. ^ "Past Presidents of University of Arizona". arizona.edu.
  7. ^ "Comstock, Theodore Bryant". International Who's Who. 1912. p. 303.
  8. ^ "Eyes That Saw Riches in Stones are Closed". Los Angeles Times. July 27, 1915. p. 11. Retrieved August 23, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.


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