| Oscar Edward Meinzer | |
|---|---|
 Meinzer in 1916 | |
| Born | (1876-11-28)November 28, 1876 Davis, Illinois |
| Died | June 14, 1948(1948-06-14) (aged 71) Washington, D.C. |
| Alma mater | University of Chicago |
| Known for | Father of groundwater hydrology |
| Spouse | Alice Breckenridge Crawford |
| Children | Robert William Meinzer and Roy Crawford Meinzer |
| Awards | William Bowie Medal |
| Scientific career | |
| Institutions | United States Geological Survey |
| Thesis | The occurrence of ground water in the United States, with a discussion of principles (1922) |
Oscar Edward Meinzer (November 28, 1876 – June 14, 1948) was an American hydrogeologist who has been called the "father of modern groundwater hydrology". He was awarded the William Bowie Medal in 1943. The O. E. Meinzer award is named for him. He collaborated with Norah Dowell Stearns, one of the first women hydrogeologists.
Selected works
- — (1923). The occurrence of ground water in the United States, with a discussion of principles (PDF) (Report). Water Supply Paper 489. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2 September 2015.
- — (1923). Outline of ground-water hydrology, with definitions (PDF) (Report). Water Supply Paper 494. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2 September 2015.
- —; Hard, Herbert A (1925). The artesian water supply of the Dakota sandstone in North Dakota, with special reference to the Edgeley quadrangle (PDF) (Report). Water Supply Paper 520. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2 September 2015.
- — (1927). Plants as indicators of ground water (PDF) (Report). Water Supply Paper 577. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2 September 2015.
- — (1928). "Compressibility and elasticity of artesian aquifers". Economic Geology. 23 (3): 263–291. Bibcode:1928EcGeo..23..263M. doi:10.2113/gsecongeo.23.3.263.
- — (1929). A study of ground water in the Pomperaug Basin, Connecticut : with special reference to intake and discharge (PDF) (Report). Water Supply Paper 597-B. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2 September 2015.
- —; Stearns, Norah Dowell (1929). Problems of the soft-water supply of the Dakota sandstone, with special reference to the conditions at Canton, South Dakota (PDF) (Report). Water Supply Paper 597-C. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2 September 2015.
- — (1932). Outline of methods for estimating ground-water supplies (PDF) (Report). Water Supply Paper 638. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2 September 2015.
- —; Fishel, V. C (1934). "Tests of permeability with low hydraulic gradients". Transactions, American Geophysical Union. 15 (2): 405. Bibcode:1934TrAGU..15..405M. doi:10.1029/TR015i002p00405.
- —, ed. (1942). Hydrology. McGraw-Hill.
References
- "Oscar Edward Meinzer". Honors program. American Geophysical Union. Retrieved 2 September 2015.
- ^ "Meinzer, Oscar Edward". Complete Dictionary of Scientific Biography. Vol. 9. Detroit: Charles Scribner's Sons. 2008. pp. 257–258. Retrieved 23 November 2013.
- ^ Sayre, A. Nelson (1948). "Oscar Edward Meinzer". Transactions, American Geophysical Union. 29 (4): 455–456. Bibcode:1948TrAGU..29..455S. doi:10.1029/TR029i004p00455.
- Meyer, Gerald (17 November 2012). "Oscar E. Meinzer — father of modern groundwater hydrology in the United States". Hydrogeology Journal. 3 (2): 76–78. doi:10.1007/s10040-995-0005-0. S2CID 128468128.
- —; Stearns, Norah Dowell (1929). Problems of the soft-water supply of the Dakota sandstone, with special reference to the conditions at Canton, South Dakota (PDF) (Report). Water Supply Paper 597-C. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2 September 2015.
- Hackett, O. M. (April 1964). "The father of modern groundwater hydrology". Ground Water. 2 (2): 2–5. Bibcode:1964GrWat...2b...2H. doi:10.1111/j.1745-6584.1964.tb01749.x.
- Lohman, S. W. (1986). "Tribute to Oscar Edward Meinzer". In J. S. Rosenshein; J.E. Moore; S.W. Lohman; E.B. Chase (eds.). Two-hundred years of hydrogeology in the United States (PDF) (Report). U.S. Geological Survey. pp. 51–60. Open-File Report 86-480. Retrieved 2 September 2015.
- Maxey, George B. (1986). "The Meinzer era of hydrogeology in the United States, 1910-40". In J. S. Rosenshein; J.E. Moore; S.W. Lohman; E.B. Chase (eds.). Two-hundred years of hydrogeology in the United States (PDF) (Report). U.S. Geological Survey. pp. 45–50. Open-File Report 86-480. Retrieved 2 September 2015.
External links
- List of books by Meinzer
- Meinzer collection (USGS Denver Library Photographic Collection)
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