Love, J. D. (John David), 1913-2002
Variant namesJ.D Love was born in Riverton, Wyoming. He graduated from the University of Wyoming with a B.A. and an M.A. in geology. He earned a PhD. from Yale. While he was at the University of Wyoming he worked for the State Geological Survey under the direction of Sam Knight. He was a field geologist who did original work on the geology of Wyoming. He was the first to discover that Wyoming mountains belonged to the tertiary geologic period. In the early 1930s he discovered uranium in western Wyoming. He worked part time for both the U.S. Geological Survey and Shell Oil Company until 1940, when he worked for the U.S.G.S. full time. His work included searching for uranium and advising University of Wyoming geology students.
From the description of J.D. (John David) Love papers, 1933-1966. (University of Wyoming, American Heritage Center). WorldCat record id: 71682959
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| referencedIn | John Love military appointments 1841-1846 [manuscript] | Historical Society of Western Pennsylvania, Heinz History Center Detre Library and Archives | |
| referencedIn | Leigh N. Ortenburger papers, 1929-1996 | Stanford University. Department of Special Collections and University Archives | |
| referencedIn | Bernhard Kummel papers, 1941-1977. | Ernst Mayr Library, Museum of Comparative Zoology, Harvard University | |
| creatorOf | Harrod, Walter Fuller, 1914-2000. Talking life : Walter Harrod's stories : an oral history / [interview by] Beth Surdut. | Central/Western Massachusetts Automated Resource Sharing | |
| referencedIn | Campbell, Andrew Jackson, 1834-1863. Campbell, Andrew Jackson, Papers, 1861-1993. | University of Texas Libraries | |
| creatorOf | Love, J. D. (John David), 1913-2002. J.D. (John David) Love papers, 1933-1966. | Univerisity of Wyoming. American Heritage Center. |
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| associatedWith | Campbell, Andrew Jackson, 1834-1863. | person |
| associatedWith | Harrod, Walter Fuller, 1914-2000. | person |
| associatedWith | Kummel, Bernhard, 1919-1980 | person |
| associatedWith | Leigh N. Ortenburger | person |
| associatedWith | University of Wyoming. Dept. of Geology. | corporateBody |
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| Wyoming |
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| Gelogists |
| Geology, Stratigraphic |
| Mining geology |
| Uranium ores |
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Birth 1913-04-17
Death 2002-08-23
