Background
MENDENHALL, Walter Curran was born on February 20, 1871 in Marlboro, Stark Company, Ohio, United States. Son of William King and Emma P. (Garrigues) Mendenhall.
MENDENHALL, Walter Curran was born on February 20, 1871 in Marlboro, Stark Company, Ohio, United States. Son of William King and Emma P. (Garrigues) Mendenhall.
Ohio Normal University, Ada., O. Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts. Heidelberg University, Heidelberg, Germany.
September 20. 1915, N.Y.O. Appointed Geologic Aid, United States Geological. Survey, 1894; appointed Chief Geologist, United States Geological. Survey. since 1922.
Member: A.I.M.E.; American Association for the Advancement of Science. Clubs: Cosmos (Washington, District of Columbia), Chevy Chase (Chevy Chase. Maryland).
Spouse Alice May Boutell.