Background
Weysser, John Louis Gallus was born on February 12, 1910 in Nutley, New Jersey, United States. Son of John Robert Gallus and Helen (Konstan) Weysser.
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John Louis Gallus Weysser
Edit ProfileEducation
Bachelor of Science, Lehigh University, 1931. Engineer of Mines, Lehigh University, 1937.
Career
Instructor mining engineering Pennsylvania State University, 1931—1934. Research mining engineer Lehigh Navigation Coal Company, Pennsylvania, 1934—1939, cost engineer, 1938—1939. Assistant professor mining engineering University Illinois, 1939—1941.
Technical adviser Office Production Management, 1941—1942, War Production Board, Washington, 1942—1943. Chief coal mining section War Production Board, 1943—1945. Project manager Lehigh Navigation Coal Company, 1946—1948.
General manager Lehigh Materials Company, 1948—1951, consultant mining engineer, 1951—1998. Vice president Pierce Management Corporation, Scranton, Pennsylvania, 1959—1967. Co-general manager Dai Han Coal Corporation, Seoul, Republic of Korea, 1959—1964.
Consultant Defense Solid Fuels Administration, Washington, 1951. Various mining companies, 1951—1953. Consultant United Nations Korean Reconstrn.
Agency, Dai Han Coal Corporation, Republic of Korea, 1953—1954, International Cooperation Administration, Washington, 1955. Minerals adviser Government of Pakistan, 1956—1957. Coal industry adviser Republic of Korea, 1964—1967, Turkish Coal Enterprise Mine Development Project, Zonguldak, 1969—1970.
Achievements
Membership
Member American Institute of Mining, Metallurgy, and Petroleum Engineers (Legion of Honor award 1979), Illinois Mining Institute, Rocky Mountain Coal MiningInst., American Society Engineering Education, National, Pennsylvania societies professional engineers, LehighU. Alumni Association, Korean Mining Institute (honorary), Sigma Gamma Epsilon (honorary), Theta Xi. Club: Seoul Country (honorary).
Connections
Married Ethel Miriam Bullock Weysser, April 23, 1931.
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Nationality
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Religion
Episcopalian -
Political Party
Republican