Grant F. Walton (1924-1988)
Grant F. Walton, Professor Emeritus, Rutgers University, died on August 4, 1988. . While pursuing his Ph.D. degree at Rutgers University he wrote his thesis on soils of the High Arctic. Accordingly, he made studies in Alaska, Prince Patrick Island, Bathurst Island, Cornwallis Island, Banks Island, B...
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ftunivcalgaryojs:oai:journalhosting.ucalgary.ca:article/64795 2023-05-15T14:18:54+02:00 Grant F. Walton (1924-1988) Tedrow, J.C.F. 1988-01-01 application/pdf https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/arctic/article/view/64795 eng eng The Arctic Institute of North America https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/arctic/article/view/64795/48709 https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/arctic/article/view/64795 ARCTIC; Vol. 41 No. 4 (1988): December: 261–336; 334 1923-1245 0004-0843 Soils Formation Biographies Scientists Walton Grant F 1924-1988 Sea level Glaciation Nunavut Hudson Bay region Greenland Sibir' Russian Federation info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion obituary 1988 ftunivcalgaryojs 2022-03-22T21:21:59Z Grant F. Walton, Professor Emeritus, Rutgers University, died on August 4, 1988. . While pursuing his Ph.D. degree at Rutgers University he wrote his thesis on soils of the High Arctic. Accordingly, he made studies in Alaska, Prince Patrick Island, Bathurst Island, Cornwallis Island, Banks Island, Baffin Island, the Hudson Bay area, northern Greenland and Siberia. His Ph.D. thesis was a comprehensive (480 pages) circumpolar treatment of soil zonation and soil geography in the High Arctic. He was particularly interested in the effect of glaciation and isostatic rebound on the soil pattern. It became evident to the university during the late 1960s and early 1970s that Dr. Walton also had considerable organizational and administrative talents. [He served as dean of Cook College and director of the New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station, a dual post he held for eight years.] . When he retired in 1987 he held the title of Professor II (Distinguished Professor). . Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic Arctic Baffin Island Baffin Banks Island Bathurst Island Cornwallis Island Greenland Hudson Bay Nunavut Prince Patrick Island Alaska Siberia University of Calgary Journal Hosting Arctic Baffin Island Bathurst Island ENVELOPE(-100.002,-100.002,75.752,75.752) Cornwallis ENVELOPE(-54.464,-54.464,-61.072,-61.072) Cornwallis Island ENVELOPE(-95.001,-95.001,75.135,75.135) Greenland Hudson Hudson Bay Nunavut Prince Patrick Island ENVELOPE(-119.507,-119.507,76.751,76.751) Sibir’ ENVELOPE(158.683,158.683,68.500,68.500) ARCTIC 41 4 |
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Grant F. Walton, Professor Emeritus, Rutgers University, died on August 4, 1988. . While pursuing his Ph.D. degree at Rutgers University he wrote his thesis on soils of the High Arctic. Accordingly, he made studies in Alaska, Prince Patrick Island, Bathurst Island, Cornwallis Island, Banks Island, Baffin Island, the Hudson Bay area, northern Greenland and Siberia. His Ph.D. thesis was a comprehensive (480 pages) circumpolar treatment of soil zonation and soil geography in the High Arctic. He was particularly interested in the effect of glaciation and isostatic rebound on the soil pattern. It became evident to the university during the late 1960s and early 1970s that Dr. Walton also had considerable organizational and administrative talents. [He served as dean of Cook College and director of the New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station, a dual post he held for eight years.] . When he retired in 1987 he held the title of Professor II (Distinguished Professor). . |
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