Background
Brabb, Earl Edward was born on May 27, 1929 in Detroit, Michigan, United States. Son of John Hudson and Grace Elizabeth (Seldon) Brabb.
Brabb, Earl Edward was born on May 27, 1929 in Detroit, Michigan, United States. Son of John Hudson and Grace Elizabeth (Seldon) Brabb.
AB, Dartmouth College, 1951; Master of Science, University of Michigan, 1952; postgraduate, Sorbonne, Paris, 1955-1956; Doctor of Philosophy, Stanford University, 1960.
Research geologist, United States Geological Survey, Menlo Park, California, 1959-1965, 67-; deputy assistant chief, United States Geological Survey, Washington, 1965-1967; chief landslide group, United States Geological Survey, Menlo Park, 1983-1985. Geotechnology advisor cities and counties in the San Francisco Bay region,1972-.
Served to Lieutenant United States Naval Reserve, 1952-1955. Fellow Geological Society American (Distinguished Practice award engineering geological section, 1988). Member International Association Engineering Geologists, Association Geologues de Bassin de Paris.
Married Gisela Marianne Reichel, September 14, 1957. Children: Robin Elizabeth, Kristin Anne.