Background
Okulitch, Vladimir Joseph was born on June 18, 1906 in St. Petersburg, Russia. Came to Canada, 1927, naturalized, 1932. Son of Joseph Konstantin and Alexandra Andrea (Drozhilov) Okulitch-Oksha.
geologist university administrator
Okulitch, Vladimir Joseph was born on June 18, 1906 in St. Petersburg, Russia. Came to Canada, 1927, naturalized, 1932. Son of Joseph Konstantin and Alexandra Andrea (Drozhilov) Okulitch-Oksha.
Bachelor of Science in Geological Engineering, University British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada, 1931. Master of Science, University British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada, 1932. Doctor of Philosophy in Geology, McGill University, Montreal, Canada, 1934.
Honorary Doctor of Science, University British Columbia, Vancouver, 1973.
Research fellow, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1934-1936; assistant professor, U. Toronto, Ontario, Canada, 1936-1944; assistant professor, U. B.C., Vancouver, B.C., Canada, 1944-1946; associate professor, U. B.C., Vancouver, B.C., Canada, 1946-1949; professor, U. B.C., Vancouver, B.C., Canada, 1949-1964; head department geology, U. B.C., Vancouver, B.C., Canada, 1959-1964; dean faculty science, U. B.C., Vancouver, B.C., Canada, 1963-1971. Member Canada National Advisory Committee Research in Geological Sciences, 1958-1961. National Advisory Committee Astronomy, since 1965.
(1943 Special Papers 48 : 1-112, 19 figures and 18 plates....)
Fellow Royal Society of Canada, Geological Society of America (vice chairman Cordilleran section, research grants 1940, 41, 46, 55), Paleonotological Society (vice president 1954-1955), Geological Association Canada. Member Royal Astronomical Society of Canada Clubs: Faculty (Vancouver).
Son of Joseph Konstantin and Alexandra Andrea (Drozhilov) Okulitch-Oksha;m. Susanne Kouhar, January 19, 1934 (deceased 1968). Children— Andrew, Peter.