American oil executive, geophysicist and philanthropist
Everette Lee DeGolyer
DeGolyer in 1913 at Potrero del Llano
Born
(1886-10-09)October 9, 1886
Greensburg, Kansas
Died
December 14, 1956(1956-12-14) (aged 70)
Dallas, Texas
Nationality
American
Education
BS Geology, University of Oklahoma, 1911 Six honorary degrees
Occupation(s)
Petroleum geologist, geophysicist
Known for
Advancement of Geophysical methods to find oil
Spouse
Nell Virginia Goodrich
Children
4[1]
Awards
Lucas Medal (1941) John Fritz Medal (1942) Sydney Powers Award (1950) DeGolyer Distinguished Service Medal(1956)
Everette Lee DeGolyer (October 9, 1886 – December 14, 1956), was a prominent oil company executive, petroleum exploration geophysicist and philanthropist in Dallas. He was known as "the founder of applied geophysics in the petroleum industry",[2] as "the father of American geophysics," and was a legendary collector of rare and often early edition books primarily in the fields of Southwestern history, railroads, law, geology, science, and both English and American literature.
^ Joan Jenkins Perez: DeGolyer, Everette Lee from the Handbook of Texas Online. Retrieved 2012-04-20.
^Cutler J. Cleveland. DeGolyer, Everette Lee in Encyclopedia of Earth. Retrieved 2009-03-21.
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