Heinrich Ries
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Heinrich Ries, Ph.D. was an American
economic geologist, born in Brooklyn, New York, and educated at Columbia University
and at the University of Berlin
. He was employed principally at Cornell University
, initially as an instructor (1898–1902), as an assistant professor (1902–1905), as professor, and as head of the geological department (1915- ). Professor Ries made numerous reports on clay
published by the United States Geological Survey
, the New York State Geological Survey and the Canadian Geological Survey.
His first wife, Mrs. Millie Timmerman Ries, died in 1942. He remarried in 1948, but his second wife, Mrs. Adelyn Halsy Gregg Ries, died early in 1950. He had two sons, Professor Victor H. Ries of Ohio State University
, and Professor Donald T. Ries of Illinois State Normal University.
United States
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economic geologist, born in Brooklyn, New York, and educated at Columbia University
Columbia University
Columbia University in the City of New York is a private, Ivy League university in Manhattan, New York City. Columbia is the oldest institution of higher learning in the state of New York, the fifth oldest in the United States, and one of the country's nine Colonial Colleges founded before the...
and at the University of Berlin
Humboldt University of Berlin
The Humboldt University of Berlin is Berlin's oldest university, founded in 1810 as the University of Berlin by the liberal Prussian educational reformer and linguist Wilhelm von Humboldt, whose university model has strongly influenced other European and Western universities...
. He was employed principally at Cornell University
Cornell University
Cornell University is an Ivy League university located in Ithaca, New York, United States. It is a private land-grant university, receiving annual funding from the State of New York for certain educational missions...
, initially as an instructor (1898–1902), as an assistant professor (1902–1905), as professor, and as head of the geological department (1915- ). Professor Ries made numerous reports on clay
Clay
Clay is a general term including many combinations of one or more clay minerals with traces of metal oxides and organic matter. Geologic clay deposits are mostly composed of phyllosilicate minerals containing variable amounts of water trapped in the mineral structure.- Formation :Clay minerals...
published by the United States Geological Survey
United States Geological Survey
The United States Geological Survey is a scientific agency of the United States government. The scientists of the USGS study the landscape of the United States, its natural resources, and the natural hazards that threaten it. The organization has four major science disciplines, concerning biology,...
, the New York State Geological Survey and the Canadian Geological Survey.
His first wife, Mrs. Millie Timmerman Ries, died in 1942. He remarried in 1948, but his second wife, Mrs. Adelyn Halsy Gregg Ries, died early in 1950. He had two sons, Professor Victor H. Ries of Ohio State University
Ohio State University
The Ohio State University, commonly referred to as Ohio State, is a public research university located in Columbus, Ohio. It was originally founded in 1870 as a land-grant university and is currently the third largest university campus in the United States...
, and Professor Donald T. Ries of Illinois State Normal University.
Publications
- Clay Deposits and Clay Industry in North Carolina: A Preliminary Report (1897)
- Clays and Shales of Michigan: Their Properties and Uses (1900)
- Economic Geology of the United States (1905; third edition, revised, 1911)
- Clays: Their Occurrence, Properties, and Uses (1906, second edition, 1908)
- Clays of Texas (1908)
- History of Clay-Working Industry in the United States (1909), with Henry Leighton
- Building Stones and Clay Products: A Handbook for Architects (1912)
- Engineering Geology (1914; second edition, revised, 1915)