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Joseph Augustine Cushman

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American geologist and paleontologist (1881-1949)

United StatesScientistsLived 1881 to 1949 · aged 68
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Joseph Augustine Cushman was an American micropaleontologist and academic. He specialized in the study of marine protozoans (foraminifera) and became the foremost foraminiferologist of the first half of the twentieth century, developing to a "world-famous system of discovering petroleum deposits".

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Diagram from one of Cushman's scientific articles, drawn by himselfDiagram from one of Cushman's scientific articles, drawn by himself

Awards 1

1944Hayden Memorial Geological Award

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Elso Sterrenberg BarghoornAlso won Hayden Memorial Geological AwardRaymond Cecil MooreAlso won Hayden Memorial Geological AwardNorman D. NewellAlso won Hayden Memorial Geological Award

Scientists from United States 3

Agnes Quirk37.6Axel T. Brunger37.6Eliza Gamble37.6

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Joseph Augustine Cushman was an American micropaleontologist and academic. He specialized in the study of marine protozoans (foraminifera) and became the foremost foraminiferologist of the first half of the twentieth century, developing to a "world-famous system of discovering petroleum deposits". He also was a founding father of Kappa Delta Phi fraternity.

Country
United States
Category
Scientists
Type
Scientist
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1881 to 1949 · aged 68
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8 languages

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