Background
Judson, Sheldon was born on October 18, 1918 in Utica, New York, United States. Son of Salmon Sheldon and Dorothy (Eurich) Judson.
Judson, Sheldon was born on October 18, 1918 in Utica, New York, United States. Son of Salmon Sheldon and Dorothy (Eurich) Judson.
AB, Princeton University, 1940; Master of Arts, Harvard University, 1946; Doctor of Philosophy, Harvard University, 1948.
Faculty, University of Wisconsin, 1948-1955; associate professor geology, University of Wisconsin, 1955-1964; Knox Taylor professor geology, Princeton, 1964-1987; Knox Taylor professor geology emeritus, Princeton, since 1987; department chairman, Princeton, 1970-1982; director, Princeton Cooperative School Program, 1964-1966; president, Princeton Junior Museum, 1964-1967. Trustee Daily Princetonian. Chairman University Research Board, Princeton University, 1972-1977.
Served to lieutenant United States Naval Reserve, 1942-1946. Fellow American Association for the Advancement of Science, Geological Society of America. Member Arctic Institute, Sigma Xi.
Married Pamela Judson-Rhodes, October 20, 1990. Children from previous marriage: Stephanie Dean, Anne Perrin, Lucy Sheldon.