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Dorothy Wyckoff
editDorothy Wyckoff born on July 22 1900 in Topsfield Massachusetts. She attended Bryn Mawr college specializing in the study of the composition of rocks and would later become a professor at the same university from 1930-1966.[1]
Biography
editEarly Life
Dorothy Wyckoff was born on July 22 1900 in Topsfield Massachusetts.
Education
Dorothy Wyckoff was a student at Bryn Mawr College, a private women’s university in Pennsylvania[2] where she studied both latin and the petrology of metamorphic rock. Wyckoff graduated in 1932 with a Ph.D in geology and during her time at Bryn Mawr College Wyckoff received a fellowship to study in Oslo Norway for two years after completing her Masters in geology.[3]
Career
Professor of Geology at Bryn Mawr College from 1930-1966.[4]
Personal Life
Dorothy Wyckoff was born on July 22 1900.
Awards and Achievements
editNotable achievements by Wyckoff include her acceptance of a professors position in the department of geology at Bryn Mawr college and her participation in World war ll efforts where according to the Bryn Mawr archives, “She worked at the Military Geology Unit of The U.S. Geological Survey in Washington where she prepared terrain diagrams which were used for planning assault operations”. Wyckoff is also credited with translating Albertus Magnus, Book of Minerals, utilizing her AB in medieval latin.[5]
Further Reading
edithttps://www.brynmawr.edu/inside/offices-services/library-information-technology-services/libraries-collections/special-collections
References
edithttps://archives.tricolib.brynmawr.edu/resources/bmc-3h-wyckoff
https://journals.openedition.org/cahierscfv/4474?lang=en
- ^ "Collection: Dorothy Wyckoff papers | Archives & Manuscripts". archives.tricolib.brynmawr.edu. Retrieved 2024-11-20.
- ^ "Collection: Dorothy Wyckoff papers | Archives & Manuscripts". archives.tricolib.brynmawr.edu. Retrieved 2024-11-20.
- ^ Clercq (de), Nina (2023-11-01). "Considering a Woman in Greek "Big Dig" Archaeology: Mary Wyckoff (1906-1932) at the American School of Classical Studies at Athens". Cahiers François Viète (III-15): 201–223. doi:10.4000/cahierscfv.4474. ISSN 1297-9112.
- ^ "Collection: Dorothy Wyckoff papers | Archives & Manuscripts". archives.tricolib.brynmawr.edu. Retrieved 2024-11-20.
- ^ Schmitt, C. B. (December 1969). "Middle Ages - Albertus Magnus, Book of Minerals. Translated by Dorothy Wyckoff. London: Oxford University Press: Clarendon Press. 1967. Pp. xlii + 309. 84s". The British Journal for the History of Science. 4 (4): 418. doi:10.1017/S0007087400010451. ISSN 1474-001X.