Background
Smock was born in Holmdel Township, New Jersey, graduated at Rutgers College in 1862, and was tutor in chemistry there 1865-1867.
assistant geologist professor tutor
Smock was born in Holmdel Township, New Jersey, graduated at Rutgers College in 1862, and was tutor in chemistry there 1865-1867.
Rutgers University.
He became Professor-elect of Mining and Metallurgy in 1867, holding the chair 1871-1875, meantime studying in Germany at the Technische Universität Bergakademie Freiberg and at the University of Berlin. He was assistant in charge of the New York State Museum 1885-1889, received the degree of Doctor of Philosophy from Lafayette College in 1882, and was manager of the American Institute of Mining Engineers 1875-1877.
Smock was associated with George Hammell Cook in preparing the annual reports of the Geological Survey of New Jersey for 1871-1884, and in the volumes on The Geology of New Jersey (1868), and the Report on Clay Deposits.
Issued, as a bulletin of the State museum, On Building-Stones in New York (1888).