Balk, Robert, 1899-

Biographical Note: Robert Balk was a geologist and college professor.

He was born in Revel, Estonia in 1899. Balk was a student of geologist, Hans Cloos and a classmate of Ernst Cloos at the University of Breslau where he received his Ph. D. in 1923. Balk came to the United States in 1924. He taught in the geology departments of several institutions: Columbia University (1924-1928), Hunter College (1928-1935), Mount Holyoke (1935-1947), University of Chicago (1947-1952). In l952, Balk became chief geologist for the New Mexico Bureau of Mines. Balk published papers on igneous rocks and salt dome structures and edited "Geology of North America" published in 1939. Robert Balk died in a plane crash, February 19, 1955.

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