Background
Mccourt, Walter Edward was born on February 2, 1884 in Brooklyn, New York, United States. Son of William Menzie and Elizabeth Wilson (McKeon) Mccourt.
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Walter Edward Mccourt
Edit ProfileEducation
Bachelor of Arts, Cornell, 1904, Master of Arts, 1905.
Career
1 son, Andrew. Assistant, fellow and instructor geology, Cornell Univercity, 1902-1906. Instructor geology, assistant professor, associate professor, 1906-1915, professor since 1915, dean Schools of Engineering and Architecture, 1920-1928, assistant chancellor since 1928, dean College of Liberal Arts, 1931-1932, 1937-1939 and 1940-1941, Washington University. Geologist New York State Agriculture Experiment Station, summer 1903.
Assistant geologist New York State Museum, summer 1904.
Assistant geologist, New Jersey Geological Survey, summers 1905-1906. Geologist Missouri Geological Survey, summers 1910-1912.
Professor geology, summer sessions University of Colorado, 1913-1929, and director University of Colorado Mountain Laboratory, 1920-1929. Member board of managers Missouri bureau of Geology and Mines, 1930-1933.
Achievements
Membership
Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, Geological Society America. Member American Institute Mining and Metallurgical Engineers (director 1938-1941), Society Economics Geologists, Sigma Xi. Clubs: University, Noonday, Town and Gown, Round Table.
Connections
Married Edna Wahlert, August 4, 1910.
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Nationality
American