James Gilluly was an American geologist born June 24, 1896, in Seattle, Washington, who died December 29, 1980, in Denver, Colorado, and who contributed to understanding the genesis of porphyry copper deposits and the evolution of plate tectonics, integrating detailed observations of the Ajo porphyry with experimental data on magmatic fluid processes and mineral formation, and publishing Oceanic Sediment Volumes and Continental Drift in 1969 and Plate Tectonics and Magmatic Evolution in 1971. He worked for the United States Geological Survey from 1922 to 1966, taught at the University of California, Los Angeles from 1938 to 1950, and served with the Military Geology Unit assigned to the South West Pacific Command during the Second World War. He was elected to the National Academy of Sciences in 1947, served as president of the Geological Society of America in 1948, won a Guggenheim Fellowship in 1960 and the Walter H. Bucher Medal of the American Geophysical Union in 1969, and received the Penrose Medal in 1958.
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Life and career section, first paragraph
James Gilluly was born to Charles Elijah Gilluly and Louisa Elizabeth Briegel Gilluly in Seattle on June 24, 1896.
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Louisa Elizabeth Briegel Gilluly in Seattle on June 24, 1896
Life and career section, third paragraph
Gilluly died in Denver, Colorado, on December 29, 1980, aged 84.
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Life and career section, death place clause
Gilluly died in Denver, Colorado
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James Gilluly (June 24, 1896, December 29, 1980) was an American geologist.
Second paragraph of lead section
Regarding the Cupriferous Porphyry Genesis, Gilluly integrated detailed observations of the Ajo porphyry
Selected publications section
Gilluly, J. 1971. Plate Tectonics and Magmatic Evolution, GSA Bulletin
Life and career section
James Gilluly was born to Charles Elijah Gilluly and Louisa Elizabeth Briegel Gilluly in Seattle on June 24, 1896.
Life and career section, year component
James Gilluly was born to Charles Elijah Gilluly and Louisa Elizabeth Briegel Gilluly in Seattle on June 24, 1896.
Life and career section, place component
James Gilluly was born to Charles Elijah Gilluly and Louisa Elizabeth Briegel Gilluly in Seattle on June 24, 1896.
Life and career section, death sentence
Gilluly died in Denver, Colorado, on December 29, 1980, aged 84.
Life and career section, death sentence, year component
Gilluly died in Denver, Colorado, on December 29, 1980, aged 84.
Life and career section, death sentence, place component
Gilluly died in Denver, Colorado, on December 29, 1980, aged 84.
Lead paragraph, opening sentence, nationality clause
James Gilluly (June 24, 1896 - December 29, 1980) was an American geologist.
Works In: Geology, Lead sentence
James Gilluly (June 24, 1896, December 29, 1980) was an American geologist.
Member Of: National Academy of Sciences, Article text
In 1947, Gilluly was elected to the National Academy of Sciences. The next year, he served as president
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