Background
Hoover, Linn was born on April 13, 1923 in Baltimore. Son of Z. Linn and Harriet (Beall) Hoover.
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Linn Hoover
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Bachelor of Arts, Univercity North Carolina, 1948; Master of Arts, University of Michigan, 1951; Doctor of Philosophy, University of California at Berkeley, 1959.
Career
Geologist, United States Geological Survey, 1948-1960; executive secretary division earth science, National Academy Science, Washington, 1960-1963; executive director, American Geological Institute, Washington, 1963-1974; deputy chief, office of energy resources, United States Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia, 1974-1982; chief international science programs, United States Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia, 1982-1985. Member, secretary United States National Committee on Geology, 1976-1985. Delegate International Geological Congress, Sydney, Australia, 1976, Paris, 1980.
Achievements
Membership
Served with Army of the United States, 1943-1945. Fellow Geological Society American. Member American Association Petroleum Geologists, American Geophysical Union.
Connections
Married Joan Patricia Williams, January 31, 1953. Children— Peter Linn, Hilary Joan.
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Resting place
Buried Washington -
Nationality
American