Background
Heiland, Carl August was born on July 16, 1899 in Hamburg, Germany. Son of Carl Heinrich and Emilie (Gruetter) Heiland.
Heiland, Carl August was born on July 16, 1899 in Hamburg, Germany. Son of Carl Heinrich and Emilie (Gruetter) Heiland.
Graduate Wilhelm Gymnasium, Hamburg, 1917. Student of University of Hamburg, 1918-1922, University of Heidelberg, 1922-1923.
Came to United States, 1925, naturalized, 1935. Married Peggy Johnston, May 24, 1947. One daughter, Ann, one son John Thomas.
Geophysical field work State of Hamburg, 1921-1922, A. Raky Drilling Company, 1922-1923.
In charge geophysical department Askania Werke, Berlin, 1924-1925, American representative, 1925-1926. Professor of geophysics and head department, Colorado School of Mines, 1926-1948.
President Heiland Research Corporation, Denver, president division of Minneapolis-Honeywell Regulator Company Collaborator in seismology, United States Coast & Geodetic Survey.
Fellow Geological Society of America. Member American Geophysical Union, Society Exploration Geophysicists, American Institute Mining and Metallurgical Engineers, Seismological Society American, American Association Petroleum Geologists. Clubs: Teknik, Denver (Denver).