Laurence Sloss
Laurence Sloss · Science & Medicine
Geologist who founded the concept of sequence stratigraphy of continental interiors
1913, San Francisco, California, USA — 1996, Evanston, Illinois, USA
United States
Laurence Sloss is recognized among Jewish contributors to Science & Medicine — Geologist who founded the concept of sequence stratigraphy of continental interiors
Laurence L. Sloss was an American geologist at Northwestern University who founded the concept of cratonic 'sequences'—large-scale packages of sedimentary rock bounded by continent-wide unconformities—laying the groundwork for the discipline of sequence stratigraphy. He served as president of the Geological Society of America. He came from prominent San Francisco Jewish families (Sloss and Esberg) and is documented among Jewish scientists in the earth sciences.
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Source: Jinfo.org — Jews in Earth & Planetary Science
Geologist who founded the concept of sequence stratigraphy of continental interiors
Source: Jinfo.org — Jews in Earth & Planetary Science
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