William Henry Twenhofel

Twenhofel, William Henry

Born Apr. 16, 1875, in Covington, Ky.; died Jan. 4, 1957. American geologist.

Twenhofel graduated from Yale University in 1908. He taught at the University of Kansas (1910–45) and the University of Wisconsin (1916–45), becoming a professor in 1921. In the years 1923–31, Twenhofel was chairman of a commission set up to study sedimentation. Under his direction and to a significant extent through his own efforts, the fundamental work Treatise on Sedimentation (1925; Russian translation, 1936) was produced; this work provided the first organization and synthesis of information on recent sediments and sedimentary rocks. Twenhofel formulated the basic principles of sedimentation. He also studied invertebrate paleontology.

WORKS

Principles of Sedimentation, 2nd ed. New York, 1950.
Principles of Invertebrate Paleontology, 2nd ed. New York, 1953. (With R. Shrock.)

单词	william henry twenhofel
释义	William Henry Twenhofel Twenhofel, William Henry Born Apr. 16, 1875, in Covington, Ky.; died Jan. 4, 1957. American geologist. Twenhofel graduated from Yale University in 1908. He taught at the University of Kansas (1910–45) and the University of Wisconsin (1916–45), becoming a professor in 1921. In the years 1923–31, Twenhofel was chairman of a commission set up to study sedimentation. Under his direction and to a significant extent through his own efforts, the fundamental work Treatise on Sedimentation (1925; Russian translation, 1936) was produced; this work provided the first organization and synthesis of information on recent sediments and sedimentary rocks. Twenhofel formulated the basic principles of sedimentation. He also studied invertebrate paleontology. WORKS Principles of Sedimentation, 2nd ed. New York, 1950. Principles of Invertebrate Paleontology, 2nd ed. New York, 1953. (With R. Shrock.)
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