Papers, 1922-1974.

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Papers, 1922-1974.

Collection includes manuscripts and printed articles and papers by Cloos (1922-1973); maps, chiefly of the Appalachian mountains; correspondence (1953-1969); and miscellaneous other materials. Some of the materials are in German.

1.8 cubic ft. (4 boxes)

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Cloos, Ernst, 1898-1974

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Ernst Closs (1898-1974), a structural geologist, was born in Germany and educated at the University of Breslau. He conducted various geologic investigations in Europe and the Middle East before settling permanently in the United States. Cloos became a lecturer in structural geology at Johns Hopkins in 1931 and became Professor in 1941. He was Chairman of the Geology Department from 1951 to 1963 and retird from Johns Hopkins in 1968. Cloos specialized in microstructural analysis and made an impor...