Allan V. Cox (1926 - 1987) was a chemist, a merchant marine, and a geologist. For his graduate research at U.C. Berkeley, Cox concentrated on rock magnetism. 1926 was a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1987 is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... A chemist is a scientist who specializes in chemistry. ... A geologist is a contributor to the science of geology. ... The University of California, Berkeley (also known as Cal, UC Berkeley, UCB, or simply Berkeley) is a prestigious, public, coeducational university situated in the foothills of Berkeley, California to the east of San Francisco Bay, overlooking the Golden Gate and its bridge. ... Rock Magnetism is, as the name suggests, the study of the magnetic properties of rocks. ...
External links
National Academy of Sciences biographical memoir (http://www.nap.edu/html/biomems/acox.html)
Allan V. Cox on WikiTree (http://wikitree.org/index.php?title=Allan_V._Cox)