Crist, Raymond E.

Raymond E. Crist was born October 11, 1904 in Seven Mile, Ohio. He received his B.A degree at the University of Cincinnati in 1925, attended Cornell University 1927-1928, and received his Docteur es Lettres (with honorable mention) from the University of Grenoble in July 1937. He was a Field Geologist in Mexico and Venezuela for the El Aguila and Atlantic Refining Companies from 1926-1931. From 1936-1942 he was an Instructor and Associate at the University of Illinois. He was an Associate Professor of Geography and Chief of the Department of Economic Geography from 1942-1947 and the University of Puerto Rico. From 1947-1951 he was a Professor Geography at the University of Maryland and from 1951 until his retirement he was a Research Professor at the University of Florida. During his teaching years he continued to conduct extensive field research in Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Haiti, the Dominican Republic, Brazil, Mexico, Bolivia, and Puerto Rico. He wrote books and articles about his field work.

From the guide to the Raymond E. Crist Papers, 1929-1970, (Special and Area Studies Collections, George A. Smathers Libraries, University of Florida)

Educator.

Born 1904 in Seven Mile, Ohio. Received his doctorate from University of Grenoble in 1937. Crist was employed as field geologist in Mexico and Venezuela for El Aguila and Atlantic Refining Companies. Later, he taught geography at the University of Illinois, University of Puerto Rico, University of Maryland, and the University of Florida. He did extensive field work in South American and the Caribbean.

From the description of Papers, 1929-1970. (University of Florida). WorldCat record id: 82384785