Background
Rove, Olaf NOrberg was born on February 11, 1898 in Milwaukee. Son of Olaf and Emma (Norberg) Rove.
Rove, Olaf NOrberg was born on February 11, 1898 in Milwaukee. Son of Olaf and Emma (Norberg) Rove.
Bachelor of Science, University Wisconsin, 1922. Master of Science, University Wisconsin, 1925. Postgraduate, University Oslo, 1924.
Doctor of Philosophy, M!Information Technology, 1939.
Mine geologist, Phelps Dodge Corporation, Arizona, 1926-1929;
resident geologist, Empire Zinc Company, New Mexico, 1929-1931;
geologist, New Jersey Zinc Company, 1931-1935;
teaching fellow, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, 1935-1938;
associate geologist, Nfld (Canada) Geological Survey, 1939;
mining engineer, United States Bureau Mines, Washington, 1940;
geologist, United States Smelting, Refining and Mining Company, Boston, 1940-1942;
chief manganese and chrome ore section, War Production Board, Washington, 1942-1944;
consultant geologist, War Production Board, Washington, 1944-1946. Geologist United States Geological Wurvey, 1946, chief mineral deposits branch, 1947-1953, acting assistant chief geologist, 1953-1954. Geologist mineral exploration ore division Union Carbide Corporation, 1954, chief geologist, 1956-1963.
Consultant mining geologist, New York City, from 1963.
Fellow Geological Society American. Member IAME, Society Economics Geologists (president 1962), Cosmos Club (Washington). M C.
Married Dorothy Haessler, September 6, 1925 (divorced 1937). Married Elin S. Phinney, December 18, 1939. Stepchildren: Eric, Stephen, Alan, Frank.