Background
White, Donald Edward was born on May 7, 1914 in Dinuba, California, United States.
White, Donald Edward was born on May 7, 1914 in Dinuba, California, United States.
AB, Stanford University, 1936; Doctor of Philosophy in Economics Geological Petroleum, Princeton University, 1939.
Associate geologist, Geological Survey Newfoundland, Canada, 1937-1938; geologist, Geological Survey Newfoundland, Canada, 1939-1969; research geologist, Geological Survey Newfoundland, Canada, 1963-1992; emeritus scientist, United States Geological Survey, since 1992; assistant chief mineral deposits board, United States Geological Survey, 1958-1960.
Fellow Geological Society of America, Society Economic Geololgists (president 1982), Mineral Society of America. Member National Academy of Sciences, Geochem.
Married Helen B. Severence, 1941. Children: Margaret Matlin, Eleanor Cannan, Catherine.