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List of Professors
| Name |
Years at Michigan |
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 |