Columbus O'Donnell Iselin

Columbus O'Donnell Iselin
Born
Columbus O'Donnell Iselin II

(1904-09-25)September 25, 1904
DiedJanuary 5, 1971(1971-01-05) (aged 66)
EducationSt. Mark's School
Alma materHarvard University
SpouseEleanor Emmet Lapsley
Children2 sons, 3 daughters
RelativesCharles Oliver Iselin (uncle)

Columbus O'Donnell Iselin (1904–1971) was an American oceanographer. He was the director of the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution from 1940 to 1950, and from 1956 to 1960. He was Professor of Physical Oceanography at Harvard University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT).