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{{Short description|American geologist (1849–1915)}} |
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| name = Theodore B. Comstock |
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| birth_name = Theodore Bryant Comstock |
| birth_name = Theodore Bryant Comstock |
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| birth_date = {{Birth date|1849|07|27}} |
| birth_date = {{Birth date|1849|07|27}} |
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| birth_place = [[Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio|Cuyahoga Falls]], Ohio |
| birth_place = [[Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio|Cuyahoga Falls]], Ohio |
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| death_date = {{Death date and age|1915|07|26|1849|07|27}} |
| death_date = {{Death date and age|1915|07|26|1849|07|27}} |
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| death_place = [[Los Angeles]], California |
| death_place = [[Los Angeles]], California |
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| occupation = |
| occupation = Geologist, educator, mining consultant |
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| spouse = {{Marriage|Blanche Huggins|1880}} |
| spouse = {{Marriage|Blanche Huggins|1880}} |
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* [[Pennsylvania State University|Pennsylvania State Agricultural College]] |
* [[Pennsylvania State University|Pennsylvania State Agricultural College]] |
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* [[Cornell University]] |
* [[Cornell University]] |
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| office = 1st President of the [[University of Arizona]] |
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| succeeded = [[Howard Billman]] |
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'''Theodore Bryant Comstock''' (1849–1915) was an American geologist, educator, university administrator, and mining consultant.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Wolfe |first=Wellington C. |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=zCg3AQAAMAAJ |title=Men of California, 1900-1902 |date=1902 |publisher=Pacific Art Company |pages=427 |language=en}}</ref> He served as the first president of the University of Arizona. |
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'''Theodore Bryant Comstock''' (1849–1915) was an American explorer and geologist. |
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==Early life== |
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Theodore B. Comstock was born in [[Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio]] on July 27, 1849. He earned a bachelor's degree at [[Pennsylvania State University|Pennsylvania State Agricultural College]], and postgraduate degrees from [[Cornell University]].<ref name=Cyclopaedia>{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=THRMAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA450 |title=The National Cyclopaedia of American Biography |volume=XIII |publisher=James T. White & Company |page=450 |year=1906 |access-date=2020-08-23 |via=Google Books}}</ref> |
Theodore B. Comstock was born in [[Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio]] on July 27, 1849. He earned a bachelor's degree at [[Pennsylvania State University|Pennsylvania State Agricultural College]], and postgraduate degrees from [[Cornell University]].<ref name=Cyclopaedia>{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=THRMAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA450 |title=The National Cyclopaedia of American Biography |volume=XIII |publisher=James T. White & Company |page=450 |year=1906 |access-date=2020-08-23 |via=Google Books}}</ref> He married Blanche Huggins in 1880.<ref name="Cyclopaedia" /> |
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== Career == |
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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 |
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1885 to 1889.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mocavo.com/The-Twentieth-Century-Biographical-Dictionary-of-Notable-Americans-Volume-2/144915/238 |title= The Twentieth Century Biographical Dictionary of Notable Americans Digitized on Mocavo.com pp. 237–238}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.forgottenbooks.com/readbook_text/The_Twentieth_Century_Biographical_Dictionary_of_Notable_Americans_v2_1000205513/357 |title=The Twentieth Century Biographical Dictionary of Notable Americans Vol. 2 Digitized on forgottenbooks.com pp. 357–358 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402193614/http://www.forgottenbooks.com/readbook_text/The_Twentieth_Century_Biographical_Dictionary_of_Notable_Americans_v2_1000205513/357 |archivedate=2015-04-02 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mocavo.ca/Cornell-University-a-History-Volume-Ii/345254/290 |title= Cornell University – a History, Digitized on Mocavo.com pp. 290–293}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=cINNAAAAYAAJ&q=Theodore+B.+Comstock+Cornell&pg=PA178 |title= The American Naturalist Digitized on Google Books pp.178|year= 1879}}</ref> |
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.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mocavo.com/The-Twentieth-Century-Biographical-Dictionary-of-Notable-Americans-Volume-2/144915/238 |title= The Twentieth Century Biographical Dictionary of Notable Americans Digitized on Mocavo.com pp. 237–238}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.forgottenbooks.com/readbook_text/The_Twentieth_Century_Biographical_Dictionary_of_Notable_Americans_v2_1000205513/357 |title=The Twentieth Century Biographical Dictionary of Notable Americans Vol. 2 Digitized on forgottenbooks.com pp. 357–358 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402193614/http://www.forgottenbooks.com/readbook_text/The_Twentieth_Century_Biographical_Dictionary_of_Notable_Americans_v2_1000205513/357 |archivedate=2015-04-02 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mocavo.ca/Cornell-University-a-History-Volume-Ii/345254/290 |title= Cornell University – a History, Digitized on Mocavo.com pp. 290–293}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=cINNAAAAYAAJ&q=Theodore+B.+Comstock+Cornell&pg=PA178 |title= The American Naturalist Digitized on Google Books pp.178|year= 1879}}</ref> |
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He married Blanche Huggins in 1880.<ref name=Cyclopaedia/> |
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He served as first president of the [[University of Arizona]] from 1894 to 1895.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://president.arizona.edu/about/past_presidents |title=Past Presidents of University of Arizona |work=arizona.edu}}</ref> 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]].<ref>{{cite magazine|title=Comstock, Theodore Bryant|magazine=International Who's Who|year=1912|page=303|url=http://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=wu.89097340061;view=1up;seq=321}}</ref> |
He served as first president of the [[University of Arizona]] from 1894 to 1895.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://president.arizona.edu/about/past_presidents |title=Past Presidents of University of Arizona |work=arizona.edu}}</ref> 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]].<ref>{{cite magazine|title=Comstock, Theodore Bryant|magazine=International Who's Who|year=1912|page=303|url=http://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=wu.89097340061;view=1up;seq=321}}</ref> |
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Latest revision as of 02:40, 26 July 2023
Theodore B. Comstock | |
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| 1st President of the University of Arizona | |
| In office 1894–1895 | |
| Succeeded by | Howard Billman |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Theodore Bryant Comstock July 27, 1849 Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio |
| Died | July 26, 1915 (aged 65) Los Angeles, California |
| Spouse |
Blanche Huggins (m. 1880) |
| Education | |
| Occupation | Geologist, educator, mining consultant |
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Theodore Bryant Comstock (1849–1915) was an American geologist, educator, university administrator, and mining consultant.[1] He served as the first president of the University of Arizona.
Early life
[edit]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.[2] He married Blanche Huggins in 1880.[2]
Career
[edit]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.[3][4][5][6]
He served as first president of the University of Arizona from 1894 to 1895.[7] 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.[8]
Theodore B. Comstock died at his home in Los Angeles on July 26, 1915.[9]
Works
[edit]- Reports on the Geology of Northwestern Wyoming (1874)
- Outline of General Geology (1878)
- Map of San Juan County, Colo. (1882)
- Reports on gold and silver, Arkansas survey, and on the central mineral region of Texas (1889)
He made contributions to American Naturalist, the American Journal of Science, and the Engineering and Mining Journal.[2]
References
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Theodore Bryant Comstock.
- ^ Wolfe, Wellington C. (1902). Men of California, 1900-1902. Pacific Art Company. p. 427.
- ^ a b c The National Cyclopaedia of American Biography. Vol. XIII. James T. White & Company. 1906. p. 450. Retrieved August 23, 2020 – via Google Books.
- ^ "The Twentieth Century Biographical Dictionary of Notable Americans Digitized on Mocavo.com pp. 237–238".
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Cornell University – a History, Digitized on Mocavo.com pp. 290–293".
- ^ "The American Naturalist Digitized on Google Books pp.178". 1879.
- ^ "Past Presidents of University of Arizona". arizona.edu.
- ^ "Comstock, Theodore Bryant". International Who's Who. 1912. p. 303.
- ^ "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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