About John Peter Buwalda
Lived 1886 – 1954 (aged 67–68). John Peter Buwalda was a geologist.
John Peter Buwalda (December 16, 1886 – August 19, 1954) was an American geologist. For over 20 years, he was head of the geological sciences division at the California Institute of Technology. During 1951–52, he was president of the Seismological Society of America.
Biography He was born in Zeeland, Michigan, the son of Peter John Buwalda and Eva née Takoma. His parents were Frisian immigrants from Witmarsum, Netherlands.
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American geologist and educator
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John Peter Buwalda was born in 1886.
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John Peter Buwalda died in 1954.
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John Peter Buwalda was a geologist.
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