Allan V. Cox

Who is this?

Allan Verne Cox (December 17, 1926 – January 27, 1987) was an American geophysicist. His work on dating geomagnetic reversals, with Richard Doell and Brent Dalrymple, made a major contribution to the theory of plate tectonics. Allan Cox won numerous awards, including the prestigious Vetlesen Prize, and was the president of the American Geophysical Union. He was the author of over a hundred scientific papers, and the author or editor of two books on plate tectonics. On January 27, 1987, Cox died in an apparent suicide.

Career

1. 1926
   Born
2. 1969
   Won John Adam Fleming Medal
3. 1970
   Won Vetlesen Prize
4. 1975
   Won Arthur L. Day Medal
5. 1984
   Won Arthur L. Day Prize and Lectureship
6. 1987
   Passed away
7. Member of National Academy of Sciences
8. Member of American Academy of Arts and Sciences

Trivia

• •Place of birth: Santa Ana
• •Citizenship: United States
• •Known as: university teacher, geologist, geographer, geophysicist