George Lucius Collie

Background

Collie, George Lucius was born on August 11, 1857 in Delavan, Wisconsin, United States. Son of Joseph and Ann Elizabeth (Foote) Collie.

Education

Bachelor of Science, Beloit College, 1881. Master of Arts, Harvard, 1891, Doctor of Philosophy, 1893.

Career

Assistant principal and principal Delavan High School 1885-1890. Morgan fellow, Harvard, 1891-1892. Professor geology, 1892-1923, professor of anthropology, 1923-1931, curator of Logan Museum of Archaeology, 1893-1931, dean 1899-1931, acting president, 1902-1903 and 1905-1908, Beloit College, also director Logan Museum School for Prehistoric Research, Les Eyzies, France, and Tebersa, Algeria.

Assistant Wisconsin Geological Survey, 1898.

Achievements

• George Lucius Collie has been listed as a noteworthy geologist by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Fellow Geological Society of America, American Association for the Advancement of Science. Member American Anthropological Association Beta Kappa. Traveled around the world, 1910-1911, on geological trip covering 40,000 miles.

Writer on geological and educational topics.

Young Men's Christian Association secretary, overseas service with American Expeditionary Forces in France and England, 1918-1919. Engaged in research for early man in France and Algeria, 1926-1928.

Connections

Married Katharine East. Burrows of Chicago, March 26, 1896 (deceased). Children: Helen Tannisse (deceased), Kenneth Gordon.

Father:

Joseph Collie

Mother:

Ann Elizabeth (Foote) Collie

Spouse:

Katharine East. Burrows of Chicago

child:

Helen Tannisse Collie (deceased)

child:

Kenneth Gordon Collie