Background
Longwell, Chester Ray was born on October 15, 1887 in Spalding, Missouri, United States. Son of John Kilgore and Julia (Megown) Longwell.
Longwell, Chester Ray was born on October 15, 1887 in Spalding, Missouri, United States. Son of John Kilgore and Julia (Megown) Longwell.
B.B., University of Missouri, 1915, Master of Arts, 1916, honorary Doctor of Laws, 1940. Doctor of Philosophy, Yale, 1920.
Assistant professor geology, Yale, 1920-1926, associate professor, 1926-1929, professor, 1929-1956, emeritus, 1956, chairman of the department, 1938-1946. On staff United States Geological Survey 1920-1945, 1948-1975. Research associate Stanford University, 1955-1975.
Chairman, Division Geological and Geography, National Research Council, 1937-1940.
Served as captain, Field Artillery, American Expeditionary Force, World War I. Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (vice president, chairman secretary East 1942), Geological Society America (councilor 1937-1939, vice president 1942, 48, president 1949). Member American Philosophical Society, National Academy of Sciences (chairman section of geological, 1942-1945), Seismological Society America, American Academy of Arts and Sciences, American Geological Institute (president 1954), Phi Beta Kappa, Sigma Xi, Delta Sigma Rho.
Married second, Irene M. Moffat, June 18, 1935. Children: Mari Louise, Flora May, Ray Megown.