Hatten Schuyler Schuyler YODER

Background

YODER, Hatten was born on March 20, 1921 in Cleveland, Ohio, United States. Son of Hatten Schuyler Yoder and Elizabeth Katherine (née Knieling).

Education

Associate of Arts, University of Chicago, 1940; Bachelor of Science, University of Chicago, 1941; postgraduate, University of Minnesota, 1941; Doctor of Philosophy, Massachusetts Institute Technology, 1948; D honoris causa, U. Paris VI, 1981; DEngring. (honorary), Colorado School of Mines, 1995.

Career

Director 1971-1986, Director Emeritus since 1986. Professor, of Geochemistry, California Institute of Technology 1958, Visiting Professor, of Petrology, University of Texas 1964, University of Colorado 1966, University of Cape Town 1967. New mineral, Yoderite named in his honour.

Participant, Nobel Symposium, Royal Swedish Academy, of Sciences 1979.

Fellow, Mineralogical Society of America (member Council 64, Vice-President 1970-1971, President 1971-1972), Geological Society of America (member Council 1966-1968), American Geophysical Union (President Volcanology, Geochemistry and Petrology Section 1961-1964. Chairman 1973-1976); Fellow, American Academy, of Arts and Sciences 1979, Geological Society of South America since 1988.

Correspondent Fellow’, Edinburgh Geological Society. Honorary Fellow Geological Society of London 1988, Geological Society of Finland, Mineralogical Association of Canada.

Honorary degree (University of Paris VI) 1981.

Mineralogical Society of America.

Achievements

• Hatten Schuyler Yoder has been listed as a noteworthy Petrologist by Marquis Who's Who.

Works

• book

  • Evolution of the Igneous Rocks: Fiftieth Anniversary Perspectives (Princeton Legacy Library)

    ( The Evolution of the Igneous Rocks, by N. L. Bowen, ap...)

  • The Evolution of the Igneous Rocks: Fiftieth Anniversary Perspectives

Membership

Trustee The Cutler Trust, since 1992. Board advisors College of Democracy of the National Graduate U., founders committee 1985, Executive Committee/secretary-treasurer since 1995). Lieutenant commander of The United States Navy Reserve, 1942-1958.

Naval Expedition to Siberia, 1945-1946. Fellow Geological Society American (county 1966-1968, A.L. Day medal 1962, History Geology award 1998), Geological Society London (honorary Wollaston medal 1979), Geological Society South Africa (du Toit lecturer 1987), American Academy Arts and Sciences, Mineral. Society American (county 1962-1964, 69-73, president 1971-1972, Modern Sciences and Arts award 1954, Roebling medal 1992), American Geophysical Union (president volcanology, geochemistry and petrology section 1962-1964).

Member NAS (chairman geology section 1973-1976, A.L. Day prize and lecturer 1972), Mineral Society London (honorary, Hallimond lecturer 1979), Geological Society Finland, Russian Mineral Society (honorary), Geochem. Society (organizer, founding member, county 1956-1958), American Chemical Society, Mineral Association Canada, Washington Academy Science, Geological Society Washington, Chemical Society Washington, French Society Mineralogy and Crystallography (honorary), American Philosophical Society (county 1983-1985, 94-99), Public Mems. Association of Foreign Svc.

(board directors 1993-1996, 97-, vice president 1994, 98), History of EarthScis. Society (president 1995-1996), History of Science Society (Forum lecturer 1998), Sons of the American Revolution, Sigma Xi, Phi Delta Theta (Golden Legion award).

Interests

• Camping, trombone, rifle and pistol marksmanship, gardening, philately, genealogy.

Connections

Married Elizabeth Marie Bruffey, August, 1959. Children: Hatten Schuyler III, Karen Marianne.

Father:

Hatten Schuyler Yoder

Mother:

Elizabeth Katherine (Knieling) Yoder

Spouse:

Elizabeth Marie Bruffey

child:

Karen Marianne Yoder

child:

Hatten Schuyler III Yoder