William Harmon Norton Explained

William Harmon Norton (1856 – Mount Vernon, 1944) was an American geologist and classicist.^{[1] [2]}

Norton studied at Cornell College and became an academic there. Initially a classicist, he became fascinated with geology and founded the college's geology department.^[3] He became professor of Greek and geology in 1881 and of geology alone in 1890 until his retirement in 1924, also working for the United States Geological Survey.^[4] He is particularly known for his textbook Elements of Geology.^{[5] [6]}

External links

• Books on the Internet Archive

Notes and References

1. Norton . William Harmon . Presidential Address - The Social Service of Science . Proceedings of the Iowa Academy of Science . 8 . 1 . 17-34 . 16 July 2023.
2. Book: Cornell College Bulletin: In Memoriam Dr. William Harmon Norton . 1944 . 16 July 2023 . en.
3. Web site: Academic Achievement Awards . Cornell College . 16 July 2023.
4. Miner . Neil A. . William Harmon Norton 1856-1944 . Science . 18 August 1944 . 100 . 2590 . 141 . 10.1126/science.100.2590.141.a.
5. Book Notices: The Elements of Geology . Bulletin of the American Geographical Society . 1906 . 38 . 4 . 263 . 10.2307/197897.
6. Jefferson . Mark S. W. . The Elements of Geology . By William Harmon Norton. Ginn and Co. 1905. . Science . 9 November 1906 . 24 . 619 . 590–591 . 10.1126/science.24.619.590.