J. J. Stevenson (geologist) explained

John James Stevenson
Birth Date:10 October 1841
Birth Place:New York City, New York, U.S.
Death Place:New Canaan, Connecticut, U.S.
Citizenship:American
Fields:Geology, Stratigraphy
Notable Students:Israel Charles White
Known For:Geology of Pennsylvania
Signature:Signature of John James Stevenson (1841–1924).png

John James Stevenson (October 10, 1841 – August 10, 1924) was an American geologist, born in New York City.[1] He graduated from New York University in 1863, became professor of chemistry at West Virginia University for two years (1869–71), then served as professor of geology at New York University until 1909. During 1873–74 and from 1878 to 1880 he was geologist for the United States Geological Survey. He also served on the Pennsylvania Geological Survey from 1875 to 1878 and from 1881 to 1882. He was president of the Geological Society of America in 1898.[2]

He died in New Canaan, Connecticut on August 10, 1924.[3]

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Notes and References

  1. John William Leonard, Albert Nelson Marquis. 1901. Who's who in America, Volume 2, page 1085.
  2. Eckel, Edwin, 1982, GSA Memoir 155, The Geological Society of America — Life History of a Learned Society,
  3. News: Prof. John J. Stevenson . The Yonkers Herald . 12 . 1924-08-11 . 2021-02-23 . Newspapers.com.
  4. Stevenson. John J.. Notes on the geology of West Virginia. Transactions of the American Philosophical Society. 1873. 15. 1. 15–32. 1005415. 10.2307/1005415.
  5. Stevenson. John J.. The geological relations of the lignitic groups. Proceedings of the American Philosophical Society. 1875. 14. 95. 447–475. 981935.
  6. Stevenson. John J.. On Dr. Peale's notes on the age of the Rocky Mountains in Colorado. American Journal of Science. 1877. 13. 76. 297–299. 1877AmJS...13..297S. 10.2475/ajs.s3-13.76.297. 130142770.
  7. Stevenson. John J.. The Upper Devonian rocks of southwest Pennsylvania. American Journal of Science. 1878. 15. 90. 423–430. 1878AmJS...15..423S. 10.2475/ajs.s3-15.90.423. 131740987.
  8. Stevenson. John J.. Note on the Fox Hills group of Colorado. American Journal of Science. 1879. 17. 101. 369–373. 1879AmJS...17..369S. 10.2475/ajs.s3-17.101.369. 130255710.
  9. Stevenson. John J.. Notes on the geology of Galisteo Creek, New Mexico. American Journal of Science. 1879. 18. 108. 471–475. 1879AmJS...18..471S. 10.2475/ajs.s3-18.108.471. 131568161.
  10. Stevenson. John J.. Notes on the Laramie group of southern Colorado and northern New Mexico. American Journal of Science. 1879. 18. 104. 129–134. 1879AmJS...18..129S. 10.2475/ajs.s3-18.104.129. 130893918.
  11. Stevenson. John J.. Surface geology of south-west Pennsylvania and adjacent portions of West Virginia and Maryland. Proceedings of the American Philosophical Society. 1879. 18. 104. 289–316. 982503.
  12. Stevenson. John J.. Notes on the geology of Wise, Lee and Scott Counties, Virginia. Proceedings of the American Philosophical Society. 1880. 19. 107. 88–107. 982613.
  13. Stevenson. John J.. Notes respecting a re-eroded channel way. Proceedings of the American Philosophical Society. 1880. 19. 107. 84–87. 982612.
  14. Stevenson. John J.. A geological reconnaissance of parts of Lee, Wise, Scott and Washington Counties, Virginia. Proceedings of the American Philosophical Society. 1881. 19. 108. 219–262. 982245.
  15. Stevenson. John J.. Report upon geological examinations in southern Colorado and northern New Mexico, during the years 1878 and 1879. Report Upon United States Geographical Surveys West of the One Hundredth Meridian. 1881. 3. 420.
  16. Stevenson. John J.. The upper Freeport coal bed along Laurel Ridge in Preston County of West Virginia. Proceedings of the American Philosophical Society. 1881. 19. 108. 276–279. 982248.
  17. Stevenson. John J.. Notes on the Quinnimont coal group in Mercer Co. of West Virginia and Tazewell Co. of Virginia. Proceedings of the American Philosophical Society. 1881. 19. 109. 498–505. 982796.
  18. Stevenson. John J.. Notes on the coal-field near Cañon City, Colorado. Proceedings of the American Philosophical Society. 1881. 19. 109. 505–521. 982797.
  19. Stevenson. John J.. Notes on the coal-field near Cañon City, Colorado (abstract). American Journal of Science. 1881. 23. 152.
  20. Stevenson. John J.. Note on the Laramie group of southern New Mexico. American Journal of Science. 1881. 22. 131. 370–372. 1881AmJS...22..370S. 10.2475/ajs.s3-22.131.370. 130312700.
  21. Stevenson. John J.. Note on the Laramie Group in the vicinity of Raton, New Mexico. Proceedings of the American Philosophical Society. 1882. 20. 111. 107–111. 982707.
  22. Stevenson. John J.. Memorial notice of Benjamin Nicholas Martin. Transactions of the New York Academy of Sciences. 1884. 3. 56–58.
  23. Stevenson. John J.. Notes on the geologic structure of Tazewell, Russell, Wise, Smyth and Washington Counties of Virginia. Proceedings of the American Philosophical Society. March 1885. 22. 118. 114–161. 982673.
  24. Stevenson. John J.. Some notes respecting metamorphism. Proceedings of the American Philosophical Society. March 1885. 22. 118. 161–166. 982674.
  25. Stevenson. John J.. A geological reconnaissance of Bland, Giles, Wythe and portions of Pulaski and Montgomery counties of Virginia. Proceedings of the American Philosophical Society. 1887. 24. 125. 61–108. 983125.
  26. Stevenson. John J.. Notes on the lower Carboniferous groups along the easterly side of the Appalachian area in Pennsylvania and the Virginias. American Journal of Science. 1887. 34. 199. 37–44. 1887AmJS...34...37S. 10.2475/ajs.s3-34.199.37. 130216977.
  27. Stevenson. John J.. Notes on the surface geology of south-west Virginia. Proceedings of the American Philosophical Society. 1887. 24. 125. 172–178. 983131.
  28. Stevenson. John J.. Faults of southwest Virginia. American Journal of Science. 1887. 33. 196. 262–270. 1887AmJS...33..262S. 10.2475/ajs.s3-33.196.262. 130314514.
  29. Stevenson. John J.. The Mesozoic rocks of southern Colorado and northern New Mexico. American Geologist. 1889. 3. 391–397.
  30. Stevenson. John J.. Discussion on the effect of shearing strains. Bulletin of the Geological Society of America. February 15, 1890. 1. 1. 26.
  31. Stevenson. John J.. Review: Stratigraphy of the bituminous coal field of Pennsylvania, Ohio and West Virginia; by Israel C. White. The American Journal of Science . 3rd series. 1892. 43. 156–157.
  32. Stevenson. John J.. John Strong Newberry. American Geologist. 1893. 12. 1–15.
  33. Stevenson. John J.. On the use of the name "Catskill". American Journal of Science. 1893. 46. 275. 330–337. 1893AmJS...46..330S. 10.2475/ajs.s3-46.275.330. 131168508.
  34. Stevenson. John J.. On the use of the name "Catskill" (abstract). Proceedings of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. 1893. 42.
  35. Stevenson. John J.. Origin of the Pennsylvania anthracite. Bulletin of the Geological Society of America. November 22, 1893. 5. 1. 39–70, pl. 2. 10.1130/GSAB-5-39. 1893GSAB....5...39S.
  36. Stevenson. John J.. Some notes on southeastern Alaska and its people. The Scottish Geographic Magazine. 1893. 9. 2. 66–83. 10.1080/00369229308732602. 23742926M .
  37. Stevenson. John J.. On the New England coal fields of the United States. Transactions of Manchester Geological Society. 1895. 23. 127–131.
  38. Stevenson. John J.. Origin of Pennsylvania anthracite (abstract). Science . New series. 1895. 1. 391–392.
  39. Stevenson. John J.. Review: a summary description of the geology of Pennsylvania. Science . New series. June 12, 1896. 3. 76. 876–877. 1622892. 10.1126/science.3.76.876.
  40. Stevenson. John J.. The geological congress at St. Petersburg. Science . New series. November 5, 1897. 6. 149. 673–675. 1623454. 1897Sci.....6..673S. 10.1126/science.6.149.673. 17739183.
  41. Stevenson. John J.. The debt of the world to pure science. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences. July 29, 1898. 11. 9. 177–192. 1898NYASA..11..177S. 10.1111/j.1749-6632.1898.tb54968.x. 17734590. 46544805.
  42. Stevenson. John J.. Our society. Bulletin of the Geological Society of America. February 26, 1899. 10. 1. 83–98. 10.1130/GSAB-10-83. 17774440. 1899GSAB...10...83S.
  43. Stevenson. John J.. Memoir of James Hall. Bulletin of the Geological Society of America. January 19, 1900. 10. 1. 425–451.
  44. Stevenson. John J.. Edward Orton. The Journal of Geology. 1900. 8. 3. 205–213. 30056122. 1900JG......8..205S. 10.1086/620794. 2027/nnc1.cu11629339. free.
  45. Stevenson. John J.. Should Latin and Greek be required for the degree of Bachelor of Arts. Science . New series. May 25, 1900. 11. 282. 801–807. 1626504. 1900Sci....11..801S. 10.1126/science.11.282.801. 17732129. 2027/loc.ark:/13960/t1hh78q7n. 32238791 . free.
  46. Stevenson. John J.. The section at Schoharie, N.Y.. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences. January 12, 1901. 13. 3. 361–380. 10.1111/j.1749-6632.1900.tb55043.x. 209834815.
  47. Stevenson. John J.. Review: History of Geology and Paleontology to the End of the Nineteenth Century. By Karl Alfred von Zittel.. Science . New series. April 25, 1902. 15. 382. 661–662. 1629381. 10.1126/science.15.382.661-a. 161123698.
  48. Stevenson. John J.. Lower Carboniferous of the Appalachian basin. Bulletin of the Geological Society of America. March 28, 1903. 14. 1. 15–96. 1903GSAB...14...15S. 10.1130/GSAB-14-15.
  49. Stevenson. John J.. Carboniferous of the Appalachian basin. Bulletin of the Geological Society of America. May 28, 1904. 15. 1. 37–210. 10.1130/GSAB-15-37. 1904GSAB...15...37S. 2027/njp.32101044459913. free.
  50. Stevenson. John J.. Carboniferous of the Appalachian basin. Bulletin of the Geological Society of America. May 28, 1906. 17. 1. 65–228. 10.1130/GSAB-17-65. 1906GSAB...17...65S. 2027/njp.32101044459913. free.
  51. Stevenson. John J.. Carboniferous of the Appalachian basin. Bulletin of the Geological Society of America. April 9, 1907. 18. 1. 29–178. 10.1130/GSAB-18-29. 1907GSAB...18...29S. 2027/njp.32101044459913. free.
  52. Stevenson. John J.. J. Peter Lesley. Science . New series. July 3, 1903. 18. 444. 1–3. 1630417. 17759217. 10.1126/science.18.444.1. 1903Sci....18....1S.
  53. Stevenson. John J.. The Jurassic coal of Spitzbergen. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences. March 17, 1905. 16. 4. 82–95. 1905NYASA..16...82S. 10.1111/j.1749-6632.1905.tb55091.x. 2027/njp.32101076791753. 85387174.
  54. Stevenson. John J.. Recent geology of Spitzbergen. The Journal of Geology. 1905. 13. 7. 611–616. 30062525. 1905JG.....13..611S. 10.1086/621259. free.
  55. Stevenson. John J.. The centenary of the Geological Society of London. Science . New series. November 8, 1907. 26. 671. 644–646. 1631841. 1907Sci....26..644S. 10.1126/science.26.671.644-b. 17813546. 2063829 .
  56. Stevenson. John J.. Darwin and geology. Popular Science Monthly. 1909. 74. 349–354.
  57. Stevenson. John J.. Darwin and geology. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences. 1909. 19. 1. 22–28. 1909NYASA..19...22S. 10.1111/j.1749-6632.1909.tb57076.x. 86375299.
  58. Stevenson. John J.. The coal basin of Commentry in central France. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences. February 1, 1910. 19. 8, pt. 2. 161–204. 10.1111/j.1749-6632.1909.tb56917.x. 83484254.
  59. Stevenson. John J.. The coal basin of Decazeville, France. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences. December 1910. 20. 5, pt. 2. 243–294. 1911NYASA..20..243S. 10.1111/j.1749-6632.1910.tb55151.x. 129700037.
  60. Stevenson. John J.. The formation of coal beds. I. Proceedings of the American Philosophical Society. November 15, 1911. 50. 202. 1–116.
  61. Stevenson. John J.. The formation of coal beds. II. Proceedings of the American Philosophical Society. November 15, 1911. 50. 202. 519–643. 984001.
  62. Stevenson. John J.. The formation of coal beds. III. Proceedings of the American Philosophical Society. December 13, 1912. 51. 207. 423–553. 984017.
  63. Stevenson. John J.. The formation of coal beds. IV. Proceedings of the American Philosophical Society. April 18, 1913. 52. 208. 31–162. 983997.
  64. Stevenson. John J.. Interrelations of the fossil fuels. I. Proceedings of the American Philosophical Society. 1916. 55. 2. 21–203. 984026.
  65. Stevenson. John J.. Interrelations of the fossil fuels. Proceedings of the American Philosophical Society. 1917. 56. 2. 53–151. 984171.
  66. Stevenson. John J.. Interrelations of the fossil fuels. III. Proceedings of the American Philosophical Society. 1918. 57. 1. 1–48. 983880.
  67. Stevenson. John J.. Interrelations of the fossil fuels. IV. Proceedings of the American Philosophical Society. 1921. 59. 405–511.
  68. Stevenson. John J.. Origin of formkohle. American Journal of Science. 1917. 43. 255. 211–222. 1917AmJS...43..211S. 10.2475/ajs.s4-43.255.211.
  69. Stevenson. John J.. Academic unrest and college control. The Scientific Monthly. May 1920. 10. 5. 457–465. 6919. 1920SciMo..10..457S.

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