Background
Thompson, James Burleigh was born on November 20, 1921 in Calais, Maine, United States. Son of James Burleigh and Edith (Peabody) Thompson.
Thompson, James Burleigh was born on November 20, 1921 in Calais, Maine, United States. Son of James Burleigh and Edith (Peabody) Thompson.
Bachelor of Arts, Dartmouth, 1942; Honorary Doctor of Science, Dartmouth, 1975; Doctor of Philosophy, Massachusetts Institute Technology, 1950.
Assistant in Geology, Massachusetts Institute of Technology 1946-1947: Instructor in Petrology, Harvard University 1949-1950, Assistant Professor, in Petrography 1950-1955, Association Professor, of Mineralogy 1955-1960, Professor 77, Sturgis Hooper Professor, of Geology since 1977. Sherman Fairfield Distinguished Scholar, California Institute of Technology 1976. President 1968-1969).
Fellow, Geological Society of America, Mineralogical Society of America (President 1967-1968).
Faculty Fellowship, Fund for Advancement of Education (Ford Foundation) 53, Guggenheim Fellowship 1963. Honorary Doctor of Science (Dartmouth) 1975.
Arthur L. Day. Professional.
Served to First lieutenant United States Army Air Force, 1942-1946. Fellow Mineral. Society American (president 1967-1968, recipient Roebling medal 1978), Geological Society American (A.L. Day medal 1964), American Academy Arts and Sciences. Member NAS, American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Geophysical Union, Geochem.
Society (president 1968-1969, Goldschmidt medal 1985), Mineral. Society of Great Britain and Ireland (honorary), Sigma Xi.
Married Eleanora Mairs, August 3, 1957. 1 son, Michael A.