Background
Darkenwald, Gordon Gerald was born on July 12, 1906 in Wimbledon, North Dakota, United States. Son of August Edward and Minnie (Hansmann) Darkenwald.
Darkenwald, Gordon Gerald was born on July 12, 1906 in Wimbledon, North Dakota, United States. Son of August Edward and Minnie (Hansmann) Darkenwald.
Master of Arts, Clark University, 1933, Doctor of Philosophy, 1934.
Faculty department geography State Teachers College, North Dakota, summer 1934, Graduate School Geography, Clark University, Worcester, Massachusetts, summer 1939. Faculty department geography Hunter College, New York City, since 1935, professor geography, since 1952, department chairman geology and geography, since 1947, also chairman science division. Director Virginia Advisement Center, summers 1956-1957.
Member American Meteorological Society, American Geography Society, American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Society Professional Geographers, New York Academy Science, National Council Geography Teachers, American Association University Professors, American Museum Natural History, Association American Geographers, American Geophysical Union, Physiographers and Geographers.
Married Gloria Dugan, June 17, 1939. Children: Gordon, Patricia, Neal.