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Thiel, George A. was born on November 19, 1892 in Staples, Minnesota, United States. Son of Frederick and Amelia (Lenz) Thiel.
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George A. Thiel
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George A. Thiel, American geology educator. Research on sedimentation and sedimentary petrography. Named Outstanding Geology Teacher Association Geology Teachers, 1954. 1st lieutenant Sanitary corpus, United States army, 1917-1919. Member Geological Society of America, Society Economic Geologists, American Association Petroleum Geologists, Minnesota Academy of Sciences, Phi Beta kappa, Sigma Xi.
Education
Bachelor, University of Minnesota, 1917; Master of Arts, University of Minnesota, 1920; Doctor of Philosophy, University of Minnesota, 1923.
Career
Member of faculty, University of Minnesota, 1921-1961; professor geology, department chairman, University of Minnesota, 1945-1961.
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1st lieutenant Sanitary corpus, United States army, 1917-1919. Member Geological Society of America, Society Economic Geologists, American Association Petroleum Geologists, Minnesota Academy of Sciences, Phi Beta kappa, Sigma Xi.
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Married Inez Lillian Erickson, July 12, 1923. 1 child, Marianne Southerland (Mistress Marshall Battig).
