Background
Cloos, Ernst was born on May 17, 1898 in Saarbrucken, Germany. Son of Ulrich and Elisabeth (Hockel) Cloos. came to the United States 1929, naturalized 1938.
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Ernst Cloos
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Student, University Freiburg student, University Gõttingen Doctor of Philosophy, U. Breslau, 1923.
Career
Came to the United States, 1932, naturalized 1938. Geologist, Selsmos Company, Hannover, Germany, 1924-1929, in charge geophysical exploration in Texas, 1924-1926, England and Germany, 1927, Iraq, 1927-1928. Conducted investigation Sierra Nevada granites, 1929-1930.
Lecturer Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, 1931-1937, associate professor, 1937-1941, professor, 1941-1968, professor emeritus, 1968-1974.
Chairman Commission Maryland. Geological Survey, 1962.
Guggenheim fellow, 1956-1957.
Achievements
Membership
Chairman Commission Maryland. Department Geology, Mines and Water Resources, 1962. Fellow Geological Society London.
Member American Association for the Advancement of Science, National Academy Science, Geological Society American, Geophysical Union, American Philosophical Society, Geological Society London, Geological Society Finland, Geologists Association, Sigma Xi, Phi Beta Kappa.
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Married Margaret Spemann, December 27, 1923. Children: Gisela, Veronica.
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March 28, 1974 (aged 76) -
Resting place
Interred Baltimore, Maryland. -
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