Background
Hedberg, Hollis Dow was born on May 29, 1903 in Falun, Kansas, United States. Son of Carl A. and Zada M. (Dow) Hedberg.
Hedberg, Hollis Dow was born on May 29, 1903 in Falun, Kansas, United States. Son of Carl A. and Zada M. (Dow) Hedberg.
Bachelor of Arts, Univercity Kansas, 1925; Master of Science, Cornell Univercity, 1926; Doctor of Philosophy, Stanford, 1937; Honorary Doctorate, U. Uppsala, Sweden, 1977.
Assistant, Kansas Geological Survey, 1924-1925;
petrographer, Lago Petroleum Corporation, Venezuela, 1926-1928;
stratigrapher, director geological laboratory, Mene Grande Oil Corporation, Venezuela, 1928-1939;
assistant chief geologist, Mene Grande Oil Corporation, 1939-1946;
chief geologist foreign production division, Gulf Oil Corporation, 1946-1951;
exploration manager, Gulf Oil Corporation, 1951-1952;
chief geologist, Gulf Oil Corporation, Pittsburgh, 1952-1953;
exploration coordinator, Gulf Oil Corporation, 1953-1957;
vice president, Gulf Oil Corporation, 1957-1964;
exploration adviser, Gulf Oil Corporation, 1964-1988;
professor geology, Princeton, 1959-1972;
emeritus, Princeton, 1972-1988. Exploration advisor Chevron Corporation, 1983-1986. Member American Committee Stratigraphic Nomenclature, 1946-1960, chairman, 1950-1952.
President International Committee Stratigraphic Terminologyy, 1952-1976. Vice president International Commission Stratigraphy, 1968-1976. Chairman Consortium Exploration Advisory Group, Iran, 1965-1972.
Chairman technical subcommittee petroleum resources of ocean floor National Petroleum Council, 1968-1973. Chairman coordinating panel International Geological Correl. Program, 1969-1972; chairman JOIDES Panel Pollution Prevention and Safety, 1970-1977.
Board of directors Cushman Foundation Foraminiferal Research, 1951-1963. Member corporation Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute, since 1972.
Fellow Geological Society of America (president 1959-1960, associate editor bulletin 1962-1968, Penrose medal 1980, trustee Geological Society of America Foundation 1980-1984, honorary trustee 1984-1988). Member National Academy of Sciences (Mary Clark Thompson award 1973), American Association Petroleum Geologists (associate editor bulletin 1937-1983, president Eastern section 1948-1949, President's award 1972, Human Needs award 1973), American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Geophysical Union, Paleontological Society of America (vice president 1952), Society Economic Paleontology and Mineralogy, Swiss Geological Society, Society Exploratory Geophysical, American Institute Mining, Metallurgical and Petroleum Engineers, American Geological Institute (president 1962-1963, Ian Campbell medal 1983, Heroy award 1987), International Union Geological Sciences (chairman United States national committee on geology 1965-1966), American Institute Professional Geologists, Geological Society Stockholm (honorary correspondent), Society Geological Venezolana (honorary plaque 1982), Geological Society London (honorary), Danish Royal Academy of Sciences, Phi Beta Kappa, Sigma Xi, Phi Kappa Phi, Sigma Gamma Epsilon. Clubs: Cosmos (Washington).
Princeton (New York City), Mining (New York City).
Married Helen F. Murray, November 8, 1932. Children: Ronald M., James D., William H., Franklin A., Mary F.