Background

Swartz, Charles Kephart was born on January 3, 1861 in Baltimore. Son of Joel and Adelia (Rosecrans) Swartz.

Education

Bachelor of Arts, Johns Hopkins, 1888, Doctor of Philosophy, 1904. University of Heidelberg, 1889. Fellow, Clark University, Massachusetts, 1889-1890.

Bachelor of Divinity, Oberlin Theological Seminary, 1892.

Career

Instructor geology, Johns Hopkins University, 1904-1905, associate, 1905-1906, associate professor geology and paleontology, 1907-1910, collegiate professor geology, 1910-1931, emeritus professor since 1931.

Achievements

• Charles Kephart Swartz has been listed as a noteworthy geologist. by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Fellow Geological Society of America, American Association for the Advancement of Science President Paleontological Society, 1935.

Connections

Married Elizabeth A. Howard, December 12, 1892. Children: Joel Howard, William Hamilton, Frank McKim, Howard Currier, Charles Dana.

Father:

Joel Swartz

Mother:

Adelia (Rosecrans) Swartz

Spouse:

Elizabeth A. Howard

child:

Joel Howard Swartz

child:

Howard Currier Swartz

child:

William Hamilton Swartz

child:

Charles Dana Swartz

child:

Frank McKim Swartz