George Otis Smith
George Otis Smith | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Federal Power Commission | |
| In office December 22, 1930 – October 31, 1933 | |
| President | Herbert Hoover Franklin D. Roosevelt |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| 4th Director of the United States Geological Survey | |
| In office 1907 – 1930 | |
| Preceded by | Charles Doolittle Walcott |
| Succeeded by | Walter Curran Mendenhall |
| Personal details | |
| Born | February 22, 1871 Hodgdon, Maine, US |
| Died | January 10, 1944 (aged 72) Augusta, Maine, US |
| Signature | |
| Scientific career | |
| Alma mater | Johns Hopkins University Colby College |
| Awards | Charles P. Daly Medal (1920) |
| Fields | Petrography, geology |
| Institutions | US Geological Survey |
| Thesis | The geology of the Fox Islands, Maine. A contribution to the study of old volcanics (1896) |
George Otis Smith (February 22, 1871 – January 10, 1944) was an American geologist.