Background
Kleinpell, Robert Minssen was born on September 13, 1905 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Son of William Ernst and Alma Louise (Wilke) Kleinpell.
educator geologist paleontologist
Kleinpell, Robert Minssen was born on September 13, 1905 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Son of William Ernst and Alma Louise (Wilke) Kleinpell.
Bachelor of Arts, Occidental College, Los Angeles, 1926; A.M., Stanford, 1928; Doctor of Philosophy, Stanford, 1934.
Field geologist, Richfield Oil Corporation, 1928-1931;
assistant geologist, United States Geological Survey, 1931-1933;
consultant geologist and paleontologist, California petroleum industry, 1933-1939;
stratigrapher petroleum survey, National Development Company, P.I., 1939-1945;
instructor systematic biology and history geology, college curriculum, Santo Tomas and Los Banos Internment Camps, P.I., 1942-1945;
member of faculty, University of California at Berkeley, 1946-1973;
professor paleontology, University of California at Berkeley, 1947-1973;
emeritus, University of California at Berkeley, 1973-1986. Consultant paleontologist, geologist, from 1945. Visiting professor micropaleontology California Institute Technology, 1939-1941.
Acting director Museum Paleontology, University of California, Berkeley, 1958-1960. Member board advisory editors geological science University of California Press, 1964-1973.
(Book by Kleinpell, Robert M., Haller, Charles R.)
Fellow Geological Society of America, American Geography Society, American Association for the Advancement of Science, California Academy of Sciences, Paleontological Society (chairman Pacific Coast section, councilor 1963-1964, national vice president, councilor 1964-1965). Member American Association Petroleum Geologists (Distinguished lecturer 1960, honorary life member Pacific section and national), Society Economic Paleontologists and Mineralogists (honorary life member Pacific section, national vice president, councilor 1961-1962, councilor for paleontology 1967-1968), American Museum Natural History (board adviser department micropaleontology 1945-1948), American Academy Political Sciences, Far Eastern Association, Biosystematists, LeConte Society, Phi Beta Kappa, Sigma Xi, Theta Tau, Alpha Tau Omega.
Married Dariel Shively, December 29, 1934 (deceased). Married Mildred Knapp, August 4, 1972.