Background
Ball, Max Waite was born on September 9, 1885 in Henry Company, Illinois, United States. Son of Lewis Henry and Jennie Ann (Hoffstatter) Balliol
Ball, Max Waite was born on September 9, 1885 in Henry Company, Illinois, United States. Son of Lewis Henry and Jennie Ann (Hoffstatter) Balliol
Engineer of Mines, Colorado School of Mines, 1906. Master of Laws, National University, Washington, 1914.
With United States Geological Survey, 1906-1916, chairman oil board, 1910-1916. Mining engineer, law officer, United States bureau of Mines, 1916-1917. Chief geologist, Royal Dutch Shell oil interests, Rocky Mountain region, 1917-1918, general manager, 1918-1921.
President Western Pipe Lincolnshire Company, 1921-1927, Marine Oil Corporation and associate companies, 1922-1928, Argo Oil Corporation, 1925-1928.
Consulting practice 1928-1946. President Abasand Oils Limited., 1930-1943, Royal Royalties Limited., Denver, 1931-1944.
Special assistant to deputy petroleum administrator, Petroleum Administration for War, 1944-1946. Director oil and gas division, Department Interior, 1946-1948, oil and gas consultant, since 1948, consultant to government Israel, drafting petroleum laws, 1950-1953, government Turkey, 1953-1954.
Trustee Colorado School of Mines, 1923-1931.
Fellow American Geography Society, Geological Society of America. Member Academy of Political Science, American Institute Mining and Metallurgical Engineers (vice chairman Colorado chapter 1923, 1926), American Association Petroleum Geologists (vice president 1922-1923. Club: Cosmos.
Married Amalia Maeder, August 18, 1915. Children: Douglas Schelling, Jean Katherine (Mistress I. R. Kosloff).
