Background
Mason, John Frederick was born on November 25, 1913 in Los Angeles, California, United States. Son of Fred Ranney and Della (Williams) Mason.
Mason, John Frederick was born on November 25, 1913 in Los Angeles, California, United States. Son of Fred Ranney and Della (Williams) Mason.
AB, University of Southern California, 1934; Master of Arts, University of Southern California, 1935; Doctor of Philosophy, Princeton University, 1941.
Geologist, Socony-Vacuum Oil Corporation, Egypt, 1938-1940;
geologist, Atlantic Refining Company, Philadelphia, 1942-1951;
geologist, Union Oil Corporation of California, Los Angeles, 1952-1954;
geologist, Standard Vacuum Oil Corporation, Calcutta, India, 1955-1956;
geologist, Standard Vacuum Oil Corporation, Karachi, Pakistan, 1956-1959;
geologist, Continental Oil Company. New York City, 1959-1972;
geologist, United Nations Department Technology Cooperative, New York City, 1980-1983. Editor: Petroleum Geology in China, 1981.
Co-editor: Oil Field Development in China, 1989.
Fellow Geological Society of America. Member American Association Petroleum Geologists.
Married Margaret Wells Arms, July 1, 1939. Children: Margaret, George Stephen, John Shattuck, Caroline Joy.