Background
Burbank, Wilbur Swett was born on March 30, 1898 in Amesbury, Massachusetts, United States. Son of Wilbur Augustus and Emma Elizabeth (Swett) Burbank.
Burbank, Wilbur Swett was born on March 30, 1898 in Amesbury, Massachusetts, United States. Son of Wilbur Augustus and Emma Elizabeth (Swett) Burbank.
Bachelor of Science, Massachusetts Institute Technology, 1919, South.M. Entertainment 1920, postgraduate, 1924-1925.
With United States Geological Survey, 1920-1975, successively mineral resource investigations, general geologic mapping, Republic of Haiti, geologic mapping, Montana, studies copper deposits of Michigan, federal and state cooperative study geology and mineral resources of Colorado, 1926-1939, mineral investigations Republic of Haiti, Dominican Republic, strategic mineral investigation minor metal resources of the United States, research volcanism and mineralizing processes ancient volcanic areas, San Juan Mountains, Colorado, administrative committee work geologic programs, 1920-1958, field research ancient volcanic processes in relation geochemistry, thermodynamics of mineralizing processes, 1958-1975. Society Economics Geologists representative earth science division National Research Council, 1934-1936, Executive Committee division earth science, 1955-1958.
Member American Geophysical Union (vice president volcanology 1935-1938, president 1947-1950, secretary tectonophysics section 1947-1953), Society Economics Geologists, Geological Society American, Mineral. Society American, Geochem. Society, Northern New England Academy Sciences, Colorado Science Society, Geological Society Washington.
Clubs: Cosmos, Petrologists (Washington).
Married Beryl Frances Loughlin, April. Children: John Francis, Phillip Augustus.