George Curtis Martin

Background

Martin, George Curtis was born on July 18, 1875 in Cheshire, Massachusetts, United States. Son of William P. and Fannie M. (Hare) Martin.

Education

Bachelor of Science, Cornell Univercity, 1898. Doctor of Philisophy, Johns Hopkins, 1901.

Career

Field assistant United States Geological Survey, 1892. Assistant Philadelphia Academy Natural Sciences, 1897. Assistant geologist, Maryland.

Geological Survey, 1898-1901.

Instructor geology, Johns Hopkins, 1901-1904. Geologist Maryland. Geological Survey, 1901-1904.

Special assistant, 1903-1904, assistant geologist, 1904-1906, paleontologist, 1906-1909, geologist, 1909-1924, and acting geologist in charge division of Alaskan mineral resources, 1917-1919, and at other times, United States Geological Survey. Engaged in investigation of tertiary paleontology of Atlantic Coast, 1897-1901.

Studied geology of coal fields Maryland, Pennsylvania, West Virginia and Colorado, 1900-1908.

Government investigations of Alaskan coal and oil fields and of mesozoic and tertiary stratigraphy of Alaska, 1903-1924. In private practice as consultant oil geologist in the United States and Mexico since 1924. In charge of National Geography Society’s expedition to Mount Katmai (Alaska) volcanic District, 1912.*‡.

Achievements

• George Curtis Martin has been listed as a noteworthy geologist by Marquis Who's Who.

Connections

Married Estella A. Wood, of Adams, Massachusetts, November 12, 1903. Children: William East., Robert T. (deceased), Louise.

Father:

William P. Martin

Mother:

Fannie M. (Hare) Martin

Spouse:

Estella A. Wood

child:

William East. Martin

child:

Louise Martin

child:

Robert T. Martin (deceased)