Background
Krumbein, William Christian was born on January 28, 1902 in Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Charles J. and Hattie (Mauch) Krumbein.
Krumbein, William Christian was born on January 28, 1902 in Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Charles J. and Hattie (Mauch) Krumbein.
Bachelor of Philosophy Chicago, 1926, Master of Science, 1930, Doctor of Philosophy, 1932.
Auditor, United States National Adjustment Company, Chicago, 1924-1926, comptroller, director, 1926-1930. Research geologist Gulf Research and Development Company, Pittsburgh, 1945-1946. Instructor geology University of Chicago, 1932-1938, assistant professor, 1938-1944, associate professor, 1944-1945.
Professor geology Northwestern University, 1946-1970, William Deering professor, 1960-1970, President's fellow, 1965-1966.
Geology consultant Brookhaven National Laboratory, 1947-1955. Consultant Beach Erosion Board, Corporation of Engineers, from 1951.
John Simon Guggenheim fellow, 1941-1942. Fullbright lecturer Queen Mary College, U. London, 1960.
Fellow American Academy Arts and Sciences. Member Geological Society American, American Geophysical Union, International Association for Mathematics Geology (Executive Committee from 1968), American Association Petroleum Geologists (editor 1955-1957), Society Economics Paleontologists and Mineralogists (president 1950, Twenhofel medal 1977), Phi Beta Kappa, Sigma Xi. Club: Cosmos.
Married Marjorie Kamm, September 21, 1946.