Love, J. D. (John David), 1913-2002

J.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