Background
Kruger, Fredrick Christian was born on April 1, 1912 in St. Paul. Son of Rudolph Julius and Betty (Sandberg) Kruger.
Kruger, Fredrick Christian was born on April 1, 1912 in St. Paul. Son of Rudolph Julius and Betty (Sandberg) Kruger.
Bachelor of Science, University Minnesota, 1935. Master of Arts, University Minnesota, 1936. Doctor of Philosophy, Harvard, 1941.
Graduate management course, American Management Association, 1958.
Graduate assistant University Minnesota, 1935-1936. Assistant Minnesota Geological Survey, 1936. Instructor Dartmouth, 1936-1938.
Graduate assistant, teaching fellow Harvard, 1938-1941. Graduate assistant Radcliffe College, 1938-1941. Geologist, assistant chief geologist Cerro de Pasco Corporation, Peru, 1941-1949.
Visiting lecturer Northwestern University, 1949. Associate professor, professor University Tennessee, 1949-1952. Assistant chief geologist Reynolds Metals Company, Richmond, Virginia, 1952-1957.
Chief geologist, director mining and exploration department, vice president mining and exploration division International Minerals & Chemical Corporation, Skokie, Illinois, 1957-1966. Director International Minerals & Chemicals Proprietary, Ltd. (Australia and New Zealand Banking Group), 1963-1966.
Vice president, director I.M.C. Development Corporation, 1964-1966. Donald Steel professor economic geology, chairman department applied earth science, associate dean research School Earth Sciences, Stanford, 1966-1977, professor emeritus, since 1977. Consultant exploration and mining, 1949-1952, 66–.
Fellow Geological Society of America, Society Economic Geologists (member council). Member American Institute Mining Engineers (Henry Krumb lecturer 1967-1969, Centennial lecturer 1970, Hardinge award 1972, distinguished member 1975), Mining and Metallurgical Society, National Defense Executive Reserve, American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Geological Institute (past director), Society Mining Engineers (past vice president, director), United States Chamber of Commerce, American Management Association, Sigma Xi, Sigma Gamma Epsilon.
Married Helene Vivian Anderson, June 25, 1936. Children– Kurn Fredrick, Jan Christian (Mistress Robert Steven Anderson).