Thomson, John Prentiss, 1903-1984.

Geologist John Prentiss Thomson was born July 12, 1903 in Virginia and was educated at the State College of Washington. He began his career in 1930 as a transitman with Land Cruise of Kittitas County, Washington, and joined the U.S. Dept. of Agriculture's Soil Conservation Service in 1934. In 1954, he became a member of the first Washington State University-Pakistan Exchange Program and helped establish the Dept. of Geology and Mining at the University of the Punjab, Lahore, West Pakistan. Returning to the U.S. in 1956, Thomson joined the U.S. Bureau of Land Management. He later became an independent consulting geologist.

From the description of John Prentiss Thomson papers, 1869-1985 (bulk 1916-1985) (University of Wyoming, American Heritage Center). WorldCat record id: 56071770

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