# Everette Lee DeGolyer

> Everette Lee DeGolyer, was a prominent oil company executive, petroleum exploration geophysicist and philanthropist in Dallas. He was known as "the founder of applied geophysics in the petroleum industry", and as "the father of American geophysics," and was a legendary collector of rare and often early edition books primarily in the fields of Southwestern history, railroads, law, geology, science and physics, and both English and American literature.

*American geophysicist and philanthropist (1886-1956)*

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## Identity
- **Profile type:** Scientist ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q39631))
- **Category:** Scientists
- **Country:** United States
- **Born:** 1886-10-09
- **Died:** 1956-12-14
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

Everette Lee DeGolyer, was a prominent oil company executive, petroleum exploration geophysicist and philanthropist in Dallas. He was known as "the founder of applied geophysics in the petroleum industry", and as "the father of American geophysics," and was a legendary collector of rare and often early edition books primarily in the fields of Southwestern history, railroads, law, geology, science and physics, and both English and American literature.

## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 41.1 / 100
- **Momentum:** 2.6 / 100  (trend: FALLING)
- **Historical depth:** 3.3 / 100
- **Attention shift:** 0.0 / 100
- **Source confidence:** 20.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 53.0 / 100

## Timeline
- **1956** - Died
- **1951** - Honorary Doctorate from the National Autonomous University of Mexico
- **1950** - Sidney Powers Memorial Award
- **1942** - John Fritz Medal
- **1886** - Born

## Sources
- [Everette Lee DeGolyer](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Everette_Lee_DeGolyer)
- [Everette Lee DeGolyer](https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Everette_Lee_DeGolyer)
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- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5417087)

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