Stuart Weller

Stuart Weller (December 26, 1870 – August 5, 1927) was an American paleontologist and geologist.

Biography Stuart Weller was born in Maine, New York on December 26, 1870. Weller studied geology and paleontology at Cornell University with bachelor's degree in 1894 and at Yale University with Ph.D. in 1901. Beginning in 1895 he worked at the University of Chicago, where in 1897–1900 he was a research associate, and became in 1900 Instructor, in 1902 Assistant Professor, in 1908 Associate Professor and in 1915 Professor of Paleontology and Geology. It is noteworthy to mention that Weller supervised Grace Anne Stewart, the first Canadian female to earn a B.A. majoring in geology, as she earned her Ph.D. from the University of Chicago.

In 1897, he married Harriet A. Marvin; the marriage produced three sons.

Selected works

with Stuart St. Clair: