Emmons, Samuel Franklin, 1841-1911

Geologist.

From the description of Papers of Samuel Franklin Emmons, 1725-1914 (bulk 1861-1911). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 74986026

Biographical Note

• 1841, Mar. 29: Born, Boston, Mass.
• 1861: Graduated, Harvard College, Boston, Mass.
• 1862 - 1865 : Attended Ecole Imperiale des Mines, France
• 1867 - 1877 : Member, United States Geological Exploration of the Fortieth Parallel
• 1872: Exposed a diamond swindle in the Vermillion Creek Basin, Wyo.
• 1876: Married Weltha Anita Steeves
• 1877: Joined American Institute of Mining Engineers
• 1879 - 1909 : Geologist, United States Geological Survey
• 1882: Published Abstract of a Report upon the Geology and Mining Industry of Leadville, Lake Co., Colorado. Extract from the Annual Report of the Director of the U.S. Geological Survey-1880-81. Washington, D.C.: Government Printing Office
• 1885: Published with G. F. Becker Geological Sketches of the Precious Metal Deposits of the Western United States, with Notes on Lead Smelting at Leadville. Extract from the Tenth Census of the United States, Vol. XIII "Statistics and Technology of the Precious Metals." Washington, D.C.: Government Printing Office
• 1889: Married Sophie Dallas Markoe
• 1891: General secretary, 5th International Geological Congress
• 1903: President, Geological Society of America Married Suzanne Earle
• 1911, Mar. 28: Died, Washington, D.C.

From the guide to the Samuel Franklin Emmons Papers, 1725-1914, (bulk 1861-1911), (Manuscript Division Library of Congress)