Gregory, Herbert E. (Herbert Ernest), 1869-1952

The following brief biography is from "Who's Who in America," 1938-1939, New York, Marquis Co. The same reference is given in a footnote in the Utah Historical Quarterly, Vol. 7, 1939, page 10:

Gregory, Herbert Ernest, 1869-1952--Geologist.

He was born in Middleville, Michigan, October 15, 1869. He was the son of George and Jane (Bross) Gregory. He graduated with an A. B. degree from Yale University in 1896, and with a Ph.D. in 1899. He married Edna Earle Hope of Charleston, South Carolina, June 30, 1908.

He was an assistant in biology at Yale, 1896-98; instructor in physical geography, 1898-1901; assistant professor in physiography, 1901-1914; Silliman professor, geology, 1904-1936; professor emeritus since 1936, Yale; also director Bermoce P. Bishop Museum, 1919-36. He was a Geologist for the U.S. Geological Survey, Regent at the University of Hawaii, Chairman for the Committee on Pacific Investigations National Research Council, and Fellow of the Geological Society of America, member of the Association of American Geographers, the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, American Philosophical Society, and author of various papers on geology in government and scientific publications.

His address at the time of the above was: Bishop Museum, Honolulu, T.H. He died January 23, 1952, and was buried at Honolulu, Hawaii.

References: Zion-Bryce Natural History Association, Bulletin Number 3. "A Geologic and Geographic Sketch of Zion National Park" by Herbert E. Gregory. 3rd edition, January 1947.

From the editor:

Dr. Herbert E. Gregory has been coming to this region nearly every year since 1900 to spend several months in southern Utah's scenic wonderlands, trying to piece together the story of the ancient past.

During this period of years Dr. Gregory has become intimately acquainted with this region. He visited it first on foot or horseback with native Indians as guides. Now he flies over it in grand airplanes and photographs in a few minutes areas that required days or weeks to even reach some forty years ago.

From the guide to the Herbert E. Gregory photograph collection, 1900-1944, (J. Willard Marriott Library, University of Utah)