Edmund Otis Hovey
| Edmund Otis Hovey | |
|---|---|
| Born |
September 15, 1862 New Haven, Connecticut |
| Died | September 27, 1924 |
| Institutions | American Museum of Natural History |
| Alma mater | Yale University |
| Doctoral advisor |
James Dwight Dana Samuel Lewis Penfield |
Edmund Otis Hovey (September 15, 1862 – September 27, 1924) was an American geologist specialising in volcanoes, earthquakes and meteorites. He made his greatest impact as curator of geology at the American Museum of Natural History.[1][2]
Early life and career
Hovey was born in New Haven, Connecticut and he began studying geology through the amateur interests of his father - a priest. The family travelled throughout Hovey's teens exposing him to a range of landscapes across the United States. He first studied at Yale University before becoming a school teacher. For the next few years he managed both teaching and postgraduate study - gaining his doctorate under James Dwight Dana in 1889.[1] He was appointed assistant curator at the American Museum of Natural History after organising a successful mineralogical exhibition at the Columbian Exposition. He began in 1894 eventually becoming curator in 1910.[2]
Fieldwork and expeditions
Hovey travelled extensively to study geological phenomena and was often accompanied by his wife who would write up the more prosaic aspects of their travels.[3] One of his most significant voyages was to study the aftermath of the Mount Pelee and La Soufriere eruptions in 1902.[4]
| Year | Destinations | Publications | Example photograph |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1897 | Italy Mount Vesuvius | ||
| 1902 | Martinique and Saint Vincent |  Dust covered ridge of Bunkers Hill, Richmond estate | |
| 1905 | Mexico | ||
| 1906 | 1906 San Francisco earthquake | ||
| Around 1905 | Willamette Meteorite | ||
| 1915-16 | Greenland |
References
- 1 2 Whitlock, Herbert P. (March 1925). "Memorial of Edmond Otis Hovey" (PDF). American Mineralogist. 10: 58–59. Retrieved 20 July 2015.
- 1 2 3 Faughan, Traci (2011). "Edmund Otis Hovey records 1890-1919" (PDF). American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 20 July 2015.
- ↑ Faughnan, Traci. "Introducing the Edmund Otis Hovey Records collection". Hidden Collections: Stories from the Archive. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 20 July 2015.
- ↑ AMNH. "Expedition to a modern Pompeii". American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 20 July 2015.
- Berkey, Charles P. (1924). "Edmund Otis Hovey (1862-1924)". Science. 60 (1564): 559–560. doi:10.1126/science.60.1564.559. JSTOR 1650378.
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