John Adams Bownocker

Dr. John Adams Bownocker (March 11, 1865 – October 20, 1928) was an American geologist[1] and educator[2].

John Adams Bownocker
Born(1865-03-11)11 March 1865
Pickaway County, United States
Died20 October 1928(1928-10-20) (aged 63)
Amanda Township, Fairfield County, Ohio
NationalityAmerican
Alma materOhio State University
Spouse(s)Anna K. Flint
Scientific career
FieldsGeology
InstitutionsOhio State University (Boston)
Thesis (1897)

Biography

Born in St. Paul Pickaway County, Ohio to parents Michael Bownocker and Eliza (Adams) Bownocker.

Married Anna K. Flint on June 12, 1911.

Died in Columbus Franklin County, Ohio and was buried at Amanda Township, Fairfield County, Ohio Cemetery.

Education and career

Attended Ohio State University, 1883–89, receiving a degree as Bachelor of Science, in June 1889. He attended the University of Ohio from 1889-92 and held various positions in the Geology Department at the Ohio State University. Finally he held the position of Professor of Inorganic Geology, and was also State Geologist of Ohio.

John Adams Bownocker received a degree as Doctor of Science in 1897 and was a Professor and State Geologist at Ohio State University.

He wrote numerous articles and books in the field of Geology. He was a Fellow of the Geological Society of America and also a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science.

One of the founders of Association of American State Geologists [3].

The "Bownocker Medal" is awarded by the advanced geologists.

Bibliography
  • John Adams Bownocker "The occurrence and exploitation of petroleum and natural gas in Ohio", Columbus : Geological Survey of Ohio, 1903.
  • John Adams Bownocker, "Building Stones of Ohio", 1915.
  • John Adams Bownocker, "The Bremen Oil Field", 1910.
  • John Adams Bownocker, "The coal fields of the United States: General Introduction", 1929.

References
  1. Who Was Who in America, v.1. 1897-1942, p. 124. - Ed.: New Providence, N.J. Marquis-Who's Who, 1966. - 1418 p.
  2. Herringshaw, T. W. (Ed.). (1909). Herringshaw's national library of American biography: contains thirty-five thousand biographies of the acknowledged leaders of life and thought of the United States; illustrated with three thousand vignette portraits. (Vol. 1). American Publishers' Association. p. 391
  3. AASG. Thomas M. Berg (Ohio State Geologist, Honorary). With photo.
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