Hatten Yoder

Geologist, Deceased Person

1921 – 2003

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Who was Hatten Yoder?

Hatten Schuyler Yoder, Jr., was a geophysicist and experimental petrologist who conducted pioneering work on minerals under high pressure and temperature. He was noted for his study of silicates and igneous rocks.

Yoder was educated at the University of Chicago and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He served as the fourth Director of the Carnegie Institution of Washington's Geophysical Laboratory, from 1971 to 1986. In 1979, he received the Wollaston Medal.

He died on August 2, 2003.

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Born
1921
Cleveland
Also known as
  • Hatton Schuyler Yoder
Profession
Education
  • University of Chicago
Died
Aug 2, 2003

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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