Background
Dale, Nelson Clark was born on August 9, 1880 in Newport, Rhode Island, United States. Son of Thomas Nelson and Margaret (Brown) Dale.
Dale, Nelson Clark was born on August 9, 1880 in Newport, Rhode Island, United States. Son of Thomas Nelson and Margaret (Brown) Dale.
Bachelor of Science, Middlebury (Vermont) College, 1903. Master of Arts, Brown University, 1910. Doctor of Philosophy, Princeton, 1914.
Instructor geology, Brown University, 1910-1912. Assistant state geologist, Rhode Island, 1909-1912. Assistant professor geology, Hamilton College, 1914-1916, professor 1917-1950.
With New York State Museum from 1926.
Also director of Knox Museum of Natural History. Chairman Department Geography for Military Programs, 1942-1944.
Fellow Geological Society America. Member Sigma Xi, Phi Beta Kappa, Delta Upsilon. Clubs: Fort Schuyler and Utica.
Member International Geological Congress, 16th session, 1933.
Married Marion Ethel Norris, December 23, 1916. Children: William Norris Dale, Clark Dale (deceased).