Background
Bowen, Norman Levi was born on June 21, 1887 in Kingston, Ontario, Canada. Son of William Alfred and Elizabeth (McCormick) Bowen.
Bowen, Norman Levi was born on June 21, 1887 in Kingston, Ontario, Canada. Son of William Alfred and Elizabeth (McCormick) Bowen.
Master of Arts, Queen's University, 1907, Bachelor of Science, 1909, Doctor of Laws, 1941. Doctor of Philosophy, Massachusetts Institute Technology, 1912. Honorary Doctor of Science, Harvard Tercent.
Jerold Orne. Came to the United States 1909. Field investigator, Ontario Bureau Mines, 1907-1909, Geological Survey of Canada, 1910-1911. Petrologist, Carnegie Institution, Washington, District of Columbia, 1912-1918, and 1920-1937.
Charles L. Hutchinson distinguished service professor of petrology University of Chicago, 1937-1947, department chairman geology, 1945-1947.
Professor mineralogy Queen's University, 1919-1920. Petrologist Carnegie Institution, Washington, since 1947.
Supervisor optical glass production, War Industries Board, World War I.
Member Geological Society American (vice president 1938-1945, president 1946), Mineral Society of America (president 1937), Mineral. Society London, American Geophysical Union, American Academy Arts and Sciences, Washington Academy Sciences, American Philosophical Society, National Academy Sciences, Indian Academy Sciences (honorary), Kaiserlich deutsch Akademie der Naturforscher (Halle), Society Geological Belgique, Finnish Academy Sciences, All-Russian Mineral. Society Bigsby medalist Geological Society of London, England., 1941, Penrose medalist Geological Society of America, 1941.
Miller medalist Royal Society of Canada, 1943.
Clubs: Cosmos (Washington, District of Columbia). Member of the board Natural Resources and Conservation, State of Illinois, 1944-1947.
Married Mary Lamont (Doctor of Medicine), October 3, 1911.