John Christian Kraft

Background

Kraft, John Christian was born on November 15, 1929 in Schwenksville, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of John H. and K. Madeline (Vogt) Kraft.

Education

Bachelor of Science, Pennsylvania State University, 1951; Master of Science, University of Minnesota, 1952; Doctor of Philosophy (California Company and Shell fellow), University of Minnesota, 1955.

Career

Geologist, Shell Oil Corporation, 1955-1956; division stratigrapher, Shell Canada Ltd., 1956-1964; professor geology, U. Delaware, Newark, since 1964; department chairman, U. Delaware, Newark, 1969-1984; H. Fletcher Brown professor geology, U. Delaware, since 1981.

Achievements

• John Christian Kraft has been listed as a noteworthy Geology educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Fellow Geological Society American (archeological geology award 1987), Explorers Club, American Association for the Advancement of Science. Member Delaware Academy Science (president 1970), American Association Petroleum Geologists, Society Sedimentary Geologists, Canada Society Petroleum Geologists, Association Professional Geological Scientists, American Union Quaternary Research, Archeological Institute.Am., Society for Field Archeological, Society for American Archeology, Tsunami Society, International Association Sedimentologists, Center Perkiomen Valley History Society, Sigma Xi.

Connections

Married Linda J.; children: Christine Louise, John Frederick, Amanda Lynn.

Father:

John H. Kraft

Mother:

K. Madeline (Vogt) Kraft

Spouse:

Linda J.

child:

John Frederick Kraft

child:

Amanda Lynn Kraft

child:

Christine Louise Kraft