Background
Mallory, Virgil Standish was born on July 14, 1919 in Englewood, New Jersey, United States. Son of Virgil Sampson and Sarah Lauris (Baum) Mallory.
Mallory, Virgil Standish was born on July 14, 1919 in Englewood, New Jersey, United States. Son of Virgil Sampson and Sarah Lauris (Baum) Mallory.
Bachelor of Arts, Oberlin College, 1943; Master of Arts, University of California at Berkeley, 1948; Doctor of Philosophy (Standard Oil of California fellow in paleontology), University of California at Berkeley, 1952.
Preparator, University of California Museum Paleontology, Berkeley, 1946-1948;
curator foraminifera, University of California Museum Paleontology, 1948-1950;
consultant, University of California Museum Paleontology, 1951;
lecturer paleontology, University of California at Berkeley, 1951;
assistant professor geology, U. Washington, 1952-1959;
associate professor, U. Washington, 1959-1962;
professor, chairman division geology and paleontology, curator of paleontology, Burke Memorial Washington State Museum, 1962-1984;
professor emeritus, music curator, Burke Memorial Washington State Museum, since 1984. Consultant in petroleum geology and music curation, in wines to restaurants. Lecturer geology of wine.
Member Governor of Washington Commision on Petroleum Regulations, 1956-1957. Member National Science Foundation Paris Basin Field Institute, Paris, Belgium and Luxembourg, 1964. Co-director National Science Foundation Institute Secondary School Teachers, Western Washington State College, summers 1963, 65.
Served with Army of the United States, 1944-1946, PTO. Fellow American Association for the Advancement of Science (council since 1964), Geologic Society of America. Member American Association Petroleum Geologists (section council 1964-1984, committee on stratigrahic correlations 1979-1985), Paleontologic Society (chairman section 1956-1958), Geological Society of America, Society Economic Paleontology and Mineralogy, Paleontological Research Society, Paleontologische Gesellschaft, Geologische Gesellschaft, International Paleontological Union, Northwest Science Society, American Association Museum, Mineral Museum (advisory council 1974-1987), Northwest Federation Mineralogical Societies (honorary award 1995, 96), Northwest Paleontological Association (honorary member), Sigma Xi, Theta Tau.
Married Miriam Elizabeth Rowan, February 3, 1946. Children– Charles Standish, Stefan Douglas, Peter Sommers, Ingrid Lauris.