About O. D. von Engeln
Lived 1880 – 1965 (aged 84–85). O. D. von Engeln was an American geologist and university teacher.
Oskar Dietrich von Engeln (July 3, 1880 – January 25, 1965) was a geologist and professor of geology best known for his study of geomorphology and the topography of New York State's Finger Lakes region.
Early life and career
Von Engeln was admitted to Cornell as an undergraduate in 1904. While there, he studied under Ralph Stockman Tarr, the noted professor of geography. thumb von Engeln in Alaska during a 1909 expedition In 1911, von Engeln completed his doctoral dissertation at Cornell with a study of glacier drainage at Alaska's Mount Saint Elias and the surrounding Yakutat Bay region.
Legacy The O.D. von Engeln Preserve in Dryden, New York is named in honor of von Engeln.
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Who was O. D. von Engeln?
geologist and professor of geology
When was O. D. von Engeln born?
O. D. von Engeln was born in 1880 in Dayton.
When did O. D. von Engeln die?
O. D. von Engeln died in 1965 in Ithaca.
What was O. D. von Engeln's occupation?
O. D. von Engeln was a geologist and university teacher.
What nationality was O. D. von Engeln?
O. D. von Engeln was American.
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