Nels August Bengtson

Background

Bengtson, Nels August was born on May 22, 1879 in Morkhult, Sweden. Son of August and Hanna (Johnson) Bengtson.

Education

Graduate Peru (Nebraska) State Normal School, 1902. Student Cornell Univercity, 1904. Bachelor of Arts, University of Nebraska, 1907, Master of Arts, 1908.

Doctor of Philosophy, Clark University, 1927.

Career

Principal high school, Saint Paul, Nebraska, 1902-1903. Professor geography, Peru State Normal School, 1904-1906, University of Nebraska, from 1908, dean university junior division from 1940. Professor geography, summer sessions, Cornell Univercity, 1912, University of Virginia, 1913, University of Wisconsin, 1925, Columbia, 1929-1939, 47.

Petroleum geologist, summer 1917.

Commodity expert, War Trade Board, 1918. United States trade commissioner to Norway, 1919.

Geologist in Honduras, 1920, Ecuador, 1922, Venezuela, 1927-1928.

Achievements

• Nels August Bengtson has been listed as a noteworthy geographer, geologist by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member Association American Geographers (vice president 1923 and 1942), National Council Geography Teachers (president 1929), American Society Professional Geographers, Nebraska Academy of Science (president 1935), Sigma Gamma Epsilon, Sigma Xi, Phi Delta Kappa, Sigma Phi Epsilon, Phi Beta Kappa. Mason, Unitarian.

Connections

Married Iva Maxey, June 14, 1902. Children: Juanita L., Paulus A., Rowena South., Ruth J., Martha Annual.

Father:

August Bengtson

Mother:

Hanna (Johnson) Bengtson

Spouse:

Iva Maxey

child:

Ruth J. Bengtson

child:

Rowena South. Bengtson

child:

Paulus A. Bengtson

child:

Martha Ann Bengtson

child:

Juanita L. Bengtson