The Faculty History Project documents faculty members who have been associated with the University of Michigan since 1837. Key in this effort is to celebrate the intellectual life of the University. This Faculty History Website is intended as a component of the effort to document the extraordinary academic achievements of Michigan’s faculty in building and sustaining one of the world’s great universities. It provides access to a comprehensive database of information concerning the thousands of faculty members who have served the University of Michigan.
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List of Professors
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Position | |
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Douglass Houghton |
1839 - 1845 | Professor of Mineralogy, Geology, Chemistry & Pharmacy |
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Edward Henry Kraus |
1904 - 1946 |
Professor of Crystallography and Mineralogy Dean of Pharmacy 1920-1933 Dean of Literature, Science & the Arts |
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Walter F. Hunt |
1906 - 1952 |
Professor of Petrology Chair Department of Mineralogy |
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Chester Baker Slawson |
1925 - 1964 | Professor of Chemistry & Mineralogy |
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Kenneth Knight Landes |
1941 - 1969 | Professor of Geology & Mineralogy |
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Edwin Newell Goddard |
1949 - 1973 |
Professor of Geology & Mineralogy Chair of Department of Geology Director of Geological Field At Camp Davis |
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Reynolds M. Denning |
1952 - 1967 | Professor of Mineralogy |
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John M. DeNoyer |
1961 - 1968 | Associate Professor of Geology & Mineralogy |
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Frank Harold Trevor Rhodes |
1968 - 1977 |
Professor of Geology & Mineralogy Dean of LSA 1971-1974 Vice-President for Academic Affairs 1974-1977 |