Hoffmeister, J. Edward (John Edward), 1899-1991

Professor of geology at the University of Rochester (1923-1964), Hoffmeister was primarily concerned with the development of coral reefs. He did field studies of coral reefs in the Tongan and Fijian Islands in the late 1920s and early 1930s and off the coast of Florida in the 1960s and 1970s. His research contributed significantly to the advancement of the antecedent-platform theory of reef formation, which argued that no change in sea level was necessary for reef formation to occur.

From the description of Papers, 1925-1982. (University of California, San Diego). WorldCat record id: 32333955

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