Background
Benfer, Neil Alfred was born on September 16, 1920 in Lewisburg, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of John Walton and Elva Elizabeth (Kline) Benfer.
Benfer, Neil Alfred was born on September 16, 1920 in Lewisburg, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of John Walton and Elva Elizabeth (Kline) Benfer.
Bachelor of Science, Bucknell University, 1948. Master of Science, Pennsylvania State University, 1951.
Oceanographer United States Navy Hydrographic Office, Suitland, Maryland, 1951—1956. Soil science editor United States Soil Conservation Service, Beltsville, 1956—1957. Earth science editor McGraw-Hill Encyclopedia Science and Technology, Charlottesville, Virginia, 1957—1962.
Technical writer, editor United States Coast and Geodetic Survey, 1963—1965, United States Environmental Science Services Administration, Washington, 1965—1970. General physical scientist National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration United States Department Commerce, 1970—1980. With United States Army, 1942-1945, European Theatre of Operations.
Member of Association Earth Science Editors, Geological Society America.
Married Mary Alice Fertich, April 26, 1947. Children: Neil, Carol Ann, Susan Lee, Brian Arthur.