Adolph Knopf
Adolph Knopf (December 2, 1882 – November 23, 1966) was an American
geologist. Educated at the
University of California, Berkeley, he held professional appointments at the
United States Geological Survey,
Yale University, and
Stanford University. He was primarily a
petrologist and
mineralogist, though later in his career contributed to
geochronology. He performed much of his field work in the western United States, investigating
mineral deposits in
Alaska, the
Boulder Batholith in
Montana, and the
Gold Country of
California.
Knopf was a member of the
National Academy of Sciences and the
American Academy of Arts and Sciences. He served as president of the
Geological Society of America in 1944 and received its
Penrose Medal in 1959. His second wife,
Eleanora Knopf, was a notable geologist and frequent collaborator.
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