Geologist.
Irving Perrine received a B.A. (1907), M.A. (1911), and Ph.D. (1912) from Cornell University. He was a member of the faculty of the University of Oklahoma from 1912 to 1915, became a consulting geologist and oil operator in 1915, served as a consultant to the Navy during World War II, and headed the Dept. of Geology at Oklahoma City University from 1945 until his retirement in 1951.
From the description of Irving Perrine papers, 1903-1955. (Cornell University Library). WorldCat record id: 63935419