Ray, Louis L. (Louis Lamy), 1909-

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Biographical History

Louis Lamy Ray, a geologist, was educated at Washington University (A. B., 1930 and M. S., 1932) and Harvard University (M. A., 1937 and Ph. D., 1938). Most of his professional career was spent as a Geologist with the United States Geological Survey. During 1936 and 1937, Ray participated in a Bureau of American Ethnology (BAE) excavation of Folsom Man artifacts at the Smithsonian Institution Lindenmeier site in Northern Colorado. He died in Washington, D. C., on July 7, 1975.

Source

Whitmore, Jr., F. C. (1980). Memorial to Louis Lamy Ray, 1909-1975. Retrieved from ftp://rock.geosociety.org/pub/Memorials/v10/Ray-LL.pdf

Birth Date

1909

Death Date

1975

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Geologists }} lcsh

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Geologists }} lcsh