Background
Maher, Louis James was born on December 18, 1933 in Iowa City, Iowa, United States. Son of Louis James and Edith Marie (Ham) Maher.
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Louis James Maher
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Louis James Maher, American Geologist, educator. Danforth fellow, 1955-1961; National Science Foundation fellow, 1959-1961; North Atlantic Treaty Organization fellow, 1961-1962. Served with United States Army, 1956-1958. Fellow American Association for the Advancement of Science, Geological Society American; member American Quaternary Association, Ecological Society American, Wisconsin Academy Science, Arts and Letters, Sigma Xi.
Education
Bachelor, U. Iowa, 1955; Master of Science, U. Iowa, 1959; Doctor of Philosophy, University of Minnesota, 1961.
Career
Member faculty department geology and geophysics, University of Wisconsin -Madison, since 1962; professor, University of Wisconsin -Madison, since 1970; department chairman, University of Wisconsin -Madison, 1980-1984.
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Membership
Served with United States Army, 1956-1958. Fellow American Association for the Advancement of Science, Geological Society American. Member American Quaternary Association, Ecological Society American, Wisconsin Academy Science, Arts and Letters, Sigma Xi.
Connections
Married Elizabeth Jane Crawford, June 7, 1956. Children: Louis James, Robert Crawford, Barbara Ruth.
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Episcopalian