Kenneth Gray Brill

Background

Brill,, Kenneth Gray was born on November 16, 1910 in St. Paul. Son of Kenneth Gray and Laura (Cooke) Brill.

Education

Bachelor, University Minnesota, 1935. Postgraduate, Yale University, 1935—1937. Master of Science, University Michigan, 1938.

Doctor of Philosophy, University Michigan, 1939.

Career

Instructor to assistant professor University Chattanooga, 1939—1945. Geologist United States Geological Survey, Washington, 1942—1944. Assistant professor to professor St. Louis University, St. Louis, 1946—1949, professor emeritus, from 1979.

Special coal consultant Economic Cooperation Administration, Republic of Korea, 1949. Fulbright lecturer University Tasmania, Hobart, 1952. Contract geologist Gulf Oil Corporation, Tulsa, 1952, Tulsa, 1954—1956, Pan American Petroleum Corporation, Tulsa, 1961—1963, Tulsa, 1965.

Honorary research associate University Tasmania, 1978.

Membership

James Dwight Dana fellow Yale University, 1935—1936. Fellow: Geological Society of America (emeritus, secretary, treasurer North Central section since 1980). Member: American Association for the Advancement of Science (council member 1952-1953), Explorers Club, Science Teachers Missouri (Science Educator award 1974-1975), Missouri Academy of Sciences (president 1968), American Association Petroleum Geologists, Paleontological Society (emeritus).

Connections

Married Priscilla Ritchie, July 28, 1939. Children: David, Thomas.

Father:

Kenneth Gray Brill

Mother:

Laura (Cooke) Brill

Spouse:

Priscilla Ritchie

child:

David Brill,

child:

Thomas Brill,