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Taylor, Hugh Pettingill was born on December 27, 1932 in Holbrook, Arizona, United States. Son of Hugh Pettingill and Genevieve (Fillerup) Taylor.
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Hugh Pettingill Taylor
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Hugh Pettingill Taylor, American Geologist, educator. Recipient Day medal Geological Society American, Urey medal European Association Geochem., 1995. Fellow NAS, Society Economics Geological, Geological Society American, American Geophysical Union, Mineral. Society American (councillor), American Academy Arts and Sciences; member Geochem. Society (councillor).
Education
Bachelor of Science, California Institute Technology, 1954; A.M., Harvard University, 1955; Doctor of Philosophy, California Institute Technology, 1959.
Career
Assistant professor geochemistry, Pennsylvania State University, 1960-1962;
member of faculty division geological and planetary science, California Institute Technology, since 1962;
now professor geology, Robert P. Sharp professor, California Institute Technology, 1981. Crosby visiting professor Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1978. Visiting professor Stanford University, 1981.
WilliamSmith lecturer Geological Society London, 1976. Hofmann lecturer Harvard University, 1980. Cloos lecturer Johns Hopkins University, 1986.
With United States Geological Survey, SaudiArabia, 1980-1981.
Achievements
Membership
Fellow NAS, Society Economics Geological, Geological Society American, American Geophysical Union, Mineral. Society American (councillor), American Academy Arts and Sciences. Member Geochem. Society (councillor).
Connections
Married Candis E. Hoffman,1982.
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Political Party
Republican