William C. Krumbein
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William Christian Krumbein was born at Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania, USA, in January, 1902. He was a notable geologist, after whom the Krumbein Medal of the International Association for Mathematical Geology was named. This medal was established at the 25th International Geological Congress in Sydney, in 1976. Krumbein was a founding officer of the IAMG.
The legacy left by Krumbein includes his 'Krumbein Scale', a system of measuring 'roundness' or 'sphericity' of particles and the Krumbein phi (φ) scale, a modification of the Wentworth scale created by W. C. Krumbein, which is a logarithmic scale used for evaluating grain size.
Krumbein died on August 18, 1979. At his memorial service, it was said of Krumbein "that by constitutionally rejecting conventional wisdom, he continually pursued innovative methods, whereby the natural phenomena of geology could be expressed with mathematical rigor."
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- William Christian Krumbein - Journal of Sedimentary Research; August 1941; v. 11; no. 2; p. 64-72 Measurement and geological significance of shape and roundness of sedimentary particles.
- William Christian Krumbein Medal
