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'''Charles Alfred "Andy"<ref name="Geo" /> Anderson''' (June 6, 1902{{spnd}}January 9, 1990<ref name="Mineralogist">{{cite journal |last1=White |first1=Donald E. |title=Memorial of Charles A. Anderson, 1902-1990 |journal=[[American Mineralogist]] |date=1 February 1991 |volume=76 |issue=1–2 |pages=306–307 |url=https://pubs.geoscienceworld.org/msa/ammin/article-abstract/76/1-2/306/42507/Memorial-of-Charles-A-Anderson-1902-1990 |access-date=6 March 2021 |language=en |issn=0003-004X}}</ref>) was an American [[geologist]].<ref name="Geo">{{cite journal |last1=James |first1=Harold L. |title=Memorial to Charles Alfred Anderson 1902-1990 |date=November 1992 |url=https://www.geosociety.org/documents/gsa/memorials/v23/Anderson-CA.pdf |access-date=6 March 2021 |publisher=[[Geological Society of America]]}}</ref> He was the chief geologist of the [[United States Geological Survey]] from 1959 to 1964.<ref name="NYT obit">{{cite news |title=Charles A. Anderson, Geologist, 87 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1990/01/17/obituaries/charles-a-anderson-geologist-87.html |access-date=6 March 2021 |work=[[The New York Times]] |date=January 17, 1990 |language=en}}</ref>
'''Charles Alfred''' "'''Andy'''"<ref name="Geo" /> '''Anderson''' (June 6, 1902{{spnd}}January 9, 1990<ref name="Mineralogist">{{cite journal |last1=White |first1=Donald E. |title=Memorial of Charles A. Anderson, 1902-1990 |journal=[[American Mineralogist]] |date=1 February 1991 |volume=76 |issue=1–2 |pages=306–307 |url=https://pubs.geoscienceworld.org/msa/ammin/article-abstract/76/1-2/306/42507/Memorial-of-Charles-A-Anderson-1902-1990 |access-date=6 March 2021 |language=en |issn=0003-004X}}</ref>) was an American [[geologist]].<ref name="Geo">{{cite journal |last1=James |first1=Harold L. |title=Memorial to Charles Alfred Anderson 1902-1990 |date=November 1992 |url=https://www.geosociety.org/documents/gsa/memorials/v23/Anderson-CA.pdf |access-date=6 March 2021 |publisher=[[Geological Society of America]]}}</ref> He was the chief geologist of the [[United States Geological Survey]] from 1959 to 1964.<ref name="NYT obit">{{cite news |title=Charles A. Anderson, Geologist, 87 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1990/01/17/obituaries/charles-a-anderson-geologist-87.html |access-date=6 March 2021 |work=[[The New York Times]] |date=January 17, 1990 |language=en}}</ref>


==Early life==
==Early life==

Latest revision as of 17:10, 27 April 2024

Charles Alfred "Andy"[1] Anderson (June 6, 1902 – January 9, 1990[2]) was an American geologist.[1] He was the chief geologist of the United States Geological Survey from 1959 to 1964.[3]

Early life[edit]

Anderson attended Pomona College, graduating in 1924.[4] He earned his doctorate from the University of California, Berkeley in 1928.[2]

Career[edit]

Anderson taught at UC Berkeley for 14 years.[3] He began a career with the United States Geological Survey in 1942, and was its chief geologist from 1959 to 1964.[3]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b James, Harold L. (November 1992). "Memorial to Charles Alfred Anderson 1902-1990" (PDF). Geological Society of America. Retrieved March 6, 2021. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  2. ^ a b White, Donald E. (February 1, 1991). "Memorial of Charles A. Anderson, 1902-1990". American Mineralogist. 76 (1–2): 306–307. ISSN 0003-004X. Retrieved March 6, 2021.
  3. ^ a b c "Charles A. Anderson, Geologist, 87". The New York Times. January 17, 1990. Retrieved March 6, 2021.
  4. ^ "Charles Anderson". National Academy of Sciences. Retrieved March 6, 2021.