Background
Douglass, Earl was born on October 28, 1862 in Medford, Minnesota, United States. Son of Fernando and Abigail Louisa (Carpenter) Douglass.
Douglass, Earl was born on October 28, 1862 in Medford, Minnesota, United States. Son of Fernando and Abigail Louisa (Carpenter) Douglass.
Educated University of Dakota, Vermillion, South Dakot, 1888. South Dakot Agricultural’ College, 1889 and 1892. Bachelor of Science, Iowa State College, 1893.
Master of Sciences, University of Montana, 1900.
Fellow, Princeton University, 1900-1902.
1 son, Gawin Earl. Taught school with interruptions, 1883-1900. Principal schools, Virginia City, Montana, 1897-1898. Taught geology, physical geography and physics, University of Montana, 1899-1900.
Received life teacher’s certificate in Montana.
Assistant under Professor William Trelease in Missouri Botanical Gardens, Saint Louis, 1890-1891. Engaged in research work in department of vertebrate paleontology, Carnegie Museum, Pittsburgh, 1902-1924.
In charge obtaining University of Utah collection of skeletons from the Dinosaur National Monument, 1923, 24. Teaching in public schools, studying geological and making collections especially of fossil vertebrates, 1894-1900.
With Princeton scientific expedition in Montana, summer 1901, collecting Cretaceous dinosaurs and marine reptiles, also made collections from Tertiary and other formations of Montana and North Dakota.
Discovered, 1909, an immense deposit of Comanchean dinosaur skeletons near Jensen and Vernal, Utah. This region later set aside as the Dinosaur National Monument. Investigating oil problems, including the origin of oilshales, asphalts, et cetera
Home: Salt Lake City, Utah.
Married Pearl C. Goetschius, October 20, 1905.