Background
Black, Robert Foster was born on February 1, 1918 in Dayton, Ohio, United States. Son of Stanley C. and Margaret (Martin) Black.
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Robert Foster Black
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Bachelor, College Wooster, 1940; Master of Arts, Syracuse University, 1942; postgraduate, California Institute Technology, 1942-1943; Doctor of Philosophy, Johns Hopkins University, 1953.
Career
Geologist, Roosevelt Wildlife Conservation Department, New York, 1941-1942; geologist, United States Geological Survey, 1943-1959; associate professor geology, University of Wisconsin, 1956-1959; professor, University of Wisconsin, 1959-1970; professor, U. Connecticut, Storrs, 1970-1983. Consultant in field, 1942-1983.
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Membership
Fellow Geological Society American, Arctic Institute N. American. Member American Association for the Advancement of Science, Society Economics Geologists, American Geophysical Union, American Society Photogrammetry, Association Engineering Geologists, Association Professional Geological Scientists, Society Economics Paleontologistsand Mineralogists, International Glaciol Society, American Quaternary Association.
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Married Hernelda R. Lone, February 12,1944. Children: John R., Dean S.
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Nationality
American