Background
Houten, Franklyn Bosworth Van was born on July 14, 1914 in New York City. Son of Charles Nicholas and Hessie Osborne (Bosworth) Van Houten.
Houten, Franklyn Bosworth Van was born on July 14, 1914 in New York City. Son of Charles Nicholas and Hessie Osborne (Bosworth) Van Houten.
Bachelor of Science, Rutgers University, 1936. Doctor of Philosophy, Princeton University, 1941.
Instructor department geology, Williams College, 1939-1942; assistant professor, Princeton University, 1946-1951; associate professor, Princeton University, 1951-1955; professor, Princeton University, 1955-1985; professor emeritus, Princeton University, since 1985; visiting professor geology, University of California at Los Angeles, 1964; visiting professor geology, State University New York at Binghamton, 1971; geologist, United States Geological Survey, 1948-1967. Temporary geologist Geological Survey Canada, 1953, Yukon Expedition, geological expeditions to Morocco, Tunisia, Libya, Egypt, Madagascar.
Served as lieutenant United States Navy, 1942-1946. Fellow Geological Society of America. Member American Association Petroleum Geologists, Society Economic Paleontologists and Mineralogists (honorary member, Twenhofel medal), International Association Sedimentologists, Colombia Geological Society (honorary), Delta Upsilon.
Married Jean Oliver Sholes, February 18, 1943 (deceased September 23, 1997). Children: Jean S., F. Bosworth, David Gordon.