Background
Webb, Robert Wallace was born on November 2, 1909 in Los Angeles, California, United States. Son of Robert Remme and Sharlie Jeannette (Ward) Webb.
Webb, Robert Wallace was born on November 2, 1909 in Los Angeles, California, United States. Son of Robert Remme and Sharlie Jeannette (Ward) Webb.
AB, University of California at Los Angeles, 1931. Postgraduate, University Washington, 1931. Postgraduate, University Southern California, 1932.
Master of Science, California Institute of Technology, 1932. Doctor of Philosophy, California Institute of Technology, 1937.
After World World War II, Santa Barbara State College became a branch of the University of California and he transferred there in 1948 where he was one of the original professors of earth science at the University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB). He was particularly interested in mineralogy and in spite of many different administrative assignments he always returned to the classroom. He loved mentoring students and enjoyed teaching beginning course interesting lower division students to major Geology.
He loved the Sierra Nevada where he was in his element.
Honours and He is the author, with Robert Norris, of Geology of California, now out of print but in many libraries and available on the internet from used book sources. Married to Evelyn Elaine Gourley 3 Sons all retired (2014) Robert Ian Arthur Webb Leland Frederick Webb Donald Gourley Webb All 3 are graduates of UCSB and all have Doctor of Philosophy degrees.
He died near Mammoth Lakes area while leading a UCSB Geology Field Trip which was one of his volunteer twice a year pleasures during retirement.
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Coordinator veterans affairs universities in California, 1947-1952. Fellow Geological Society of America, Mineral Society of America, Meteoritical Society (secretary 1937-1941). Member National Association Geology Teachers (Neil Miner award 1973), Far Western section National Association Geology Teachers (president 1959, 72, Robert Wallace Webb award 1973).
Married Evelyn Elaine Gourley, June 28, 1933. Children: Robert Ian Arthur, Leland Frederick, Donald Gourley.