Background
Misch, Peter was born on August 30, 1909 in Berlin. Came to the United States, 1946, naturalized 1952. Son of Georg and Clara (Dilthey) Misch.
Misch, Peter was born on August 30, 1909 in Berlin. Came to the United States, 1946, naturalized 1952. Son of Georg and Clara (Dilthey) Misch.
Doctor of Philosophy, University Göttingen, Federal Republic of Germany, 1932.
Geologist, Himalayan Expedition to Nanga Parbat, 1934; professor structural geology, National Sun Yat-sen U., Canton, Peoples Republic of China, 1935-1938; adviser, Geological Surveys, Kwangtung and Yunnan, 1936-1946; professor structural geology, National Sun Yat-sen U., Yunnan, Peoples Republic of China., 1938-1940; professor, National Peking U. (incorporated into National S.W. Association U.), Kunming, Yunnan, 1940-1946; assistant professor, U. Washington, Seattle, 1947-1948; associate professor, U. Washington, Seattle, 1948-1950; professor, U. Washington, Seattle, 1950-1980; professor emeritus, U. Washington, Seattle, since 1980.
Member Geological Society of America (past. chairman Cordilleran section), Geological Association Canada (honorary member Cordilleran Section), American Geophysical Union, American Association Petroleum Geologists (distinguished lecturer 1953, associate editor 1965-1976), Mineralogical Society of America, Geochem. Society, Mineralogical Association Canada, Geological Society London, Geologische Vereinigung, Northwest Science Association (Outstanding Scientist award 1979), Sigma Xi. Clubs: American Alpine.
Married Susan Maier-Leibnitz, 1934 (deceased 1942). 1 child, Hanna French-Misch. Married Nicoletta Rosenthal, 1947.
Children: Felix George, Anthony Arthur.