Background
Cooke, Charles Wythe was born on July 20, 1887 in Baltimore, Maryland, United States. Son of Henry Lane and Alice Wilson (Slemmer) Cooke.
Cooke, Charles Wythe was born on July 20, 1887 in Baltimore, Maryland, United States. Son of Henry Lane and Alice Wilson (Slemmer) Cooke.
Bachelor of Arts, Johns Hopkins, 1908, fellow, 1911-1912, Doctor of Philosophy, 1912. Field assistant, Maryland. Geological Survey, 1908-1912.
Geologist United States Geological Survey 1910-1956.
Research associate Smithsonian Institution, 1956 from. Also geologist Geological Survey of Dominican Republic, 1919.
Geologist Tropical Oil Corporation, Colombia, South America, 1920.
Editor Journal Paleontology, 1937-1946.
Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, Geologic Society America, Paleontological Society (editor, 1937-1946, vice president, 1948). Member of board managers 1932-1935), Geological Society Washington (secretary 1923-1924. Clubs: Cosmos, Washington Canoe (member board managers, 1940-1947), Midriver Geology of Florida, 1945.