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'''William Richard Dickinson''' (October 26, 1931{{spaced ndash}}July 21, 2015) was a [[professor emeritus]] of [[geoscience]] at the [[University of Arizona]] and a member of the [[United States National Academy of Sciences|U.S. National Academy of Sciences]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1992/05/10/us/59-are-chosen-for-national-academy-of-sciences.html |title=59 Are Chosen for National Academy of Sciences |author=<!--Not stated--> |date=10 May 1992|website=www.nytimes.com |publisher=N.Y. Times |access-date=23 November 2018 |quote=}}</ref> Prior joining the University of Arizona, Dickinson was a professor at [[Stanford University]].<ref>[http://bulletin.geoscienceworld.org/cgi/content/abstract/80/3/519 report by Dickinson when he was at Stanford]</ref> He joined the U of A faculty in 1979.<ref>[http://www.geo.arizona.edu/node/255 Tribute to Dickinson]</ref>
[[File:BillDickinson.jpg|thumb|left|Photo of Bill Dickinson, 2004]]
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'''William Richard Dickinson''' (October 26, 1931{{spaced ndash}}July 21, 2015) was a [[professor emeritus]] of [[geoscience]] at the [[University of Arizona]] and a member of the [[United States National Academy of Sciences|U.S. National Academy of Sciences]].<ref>[https://www.nytimes.com/1992/05/10/us/59-are-chosen-for-national-academy-of-sciences.html NY Times article on new National Academy members]</ref> Prior joining the University of Arizona, Dickinson was a professor at [[Stanford University]].<ref>[http://bulletin.geoscienceworld.org/cgi/content/abstract/80/3/519 report by Dickinson when he was at Stanford]</ref> He joined the U of A faculty in 1979.<ref>[http://www.geo.arizona.edu/node/255 Tribute to Dickinson]</ref>


==Early life==
==Early life==
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Dickinson was born near [[Nashville, Tennessee]], in 1931,<ref>{{Google books|iiG70wX0HMwC|A to Z of Earth Scientists|page=72|keywords=dickinson, william|text=|plainurl=}}</ref> and grew up in [[Travellers Rest (Nashville, Tennessee)|Travellers Rest]], a historic plantation house built by his great-great-grandfather Judge [[John Overton (judge)|John Overton]] in 1799.<ref name="memoir">[http://www.nasonline.org/publications/biographical-memoirs/memoir-pdfs/dickinson-william.pdf Biographical memoir of William R. Dickinson from the National Academy of Sciences.]</ref> Dickinson's family operated an Arabian horse farm on the property until 1946, when they relocated the family and horse farm to [[Santa Barbara, California]]. Dickinson's experience as a young adult riding on horseback through the nearby [[Santa Ynez Mountains]], and observing the geography, inspired his interest in geology. Dickinson enrolled at Stanford University in 1948, and graduated with a Bachelor's of Science in [[petroleum engineering]] in 1952 and a Ph.D in geology in 1958.<ref name="memoir" />

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Dickinson was born near [[Nashville, Tennessee]] in 1931,<ref>[https://books.google.ca/books?id=iiG70wX0HMwC&pg=PA72&lpg=PA72&dq=%22dickinson,+william%22+1931&source=bl&ots=A6nLvVfZsz&sig=LY7XGHotpG5xW4XWgcqiC1eCuw8&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0CDIQ6AEwBGoVChMI5YLzyKP8xgIVgzs-Ch1KRwIA#v=onepage&q=%22dickinson%2C%20william%22%201931&f=false]</ref> and grew up in [[Travellers Rest (Nashville, Tennessee)|Travellers Rest]], a historic plantation house built by his great-great-grandfather Judge [[John Overton (judge)|John Overton]] in 1799.<ref>[http://www.nasonline.org/publications/biographical-memoirs/memoir-pdfs/dickinson-william.pdf Biographical memoir of William R. Dickinson from the National Academy of Sciences.]</ref> Dickinson's family operated an Arabian horse farm on the property until 1946, when they relocated the family and horse farm to [[Santa Barbara, California]]. Dickinson's experience as a young adult riding on horseback through the nearby [[Santa Ynez Mountains]], and observing the geography, inspired his interest in geology. Dickinson enrolled at Stanford University in 1948, and graduated with a Bachelor's of Science in [[petroleum engineering]] in 1952 and a Ph.D in geology in 1958.<ref>[http://www.nasonline.org/publications/biographical-memoirs/memoir-pdfs/dickinson-william.pdf Biographical memoir of William R. Dickinson from the National Academy of Sciences.]</ref>


==Career==
==Career==
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Dickinson was renowned for his work in [[plate tectonics]], [[sediment|sedimentary geology]] and [[Pacific Islands|Pacific Oceana]] [[geology]] and was considered one of the foremost experts on the geology of the [[Colorado Plateau]]. Dickinson was one of the founders of the [[Gazzi-Dickinson Method]] and its primary application, [[QFL diagram]]s and their use in [[sandstone]] [[provenance]].

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Dickinson was renowned for his work in [[plate tectonics]], [[sediment|sedimentary geology]] and [[Pacific Islands|Pacific Oceana]] [[geology]] and was considered one of the foremost experts on the geology of the [[Colorado Plateau]]. Dickinson was one of the founders of the [[Gazzi-Dickinson Method]] and its primary application, [[QFL diagram]]s and their use in [[sandstone]] [[provenance]].


Dickinson's research includes studying the [[Sherd|potsherds]] (historic or prehistoric fragments of pottery) of Pacific Oceana. Over the years, he visited hundreds of Pacific Islands collecting and [[radiological dating|dating]] sherds.
Dickinson's research includes studying the [[Sherd|potsherds]] (historic or prehistoric fragments of pottery) of Pacific Oceana. Over the years, he visited hundreds of Pacific Islands collecting and [[radiological dating|dating]] sherds.


In later life, Dickinson resided in [[Tucson]], [[Arizona]], where he continued to do research and teach at the University of Arizona. He died on July 21, 2015 while on a field expedition to [[Nuku'alofa]], [[Tonga]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://uanews.org/story/william-r-dickinson-major-figure-in-plate-tectonics-and-pacific-archaeology-dies|title=William R. Dickinson, Major Figure in Plate Tectonics and Pacific Archaeology, Dies|last=Jensen|first=Mari N.|date=July 27, 2015|publisher=University of Arizona|accessdate=27 July 2015}}</ref>
In later life, Dickinson resided in [[Tucson]], [[Arizona]], where he continued to do research and teach at the University of Arizona. He died on July 21, 2015, while on a field expedition to [[Nuku'alofa]], [[Tonga]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://uanews.org/story/william-r-dickinson-major-figure-in-plate-tectonics-and-pacific-archaeology-dies|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150811151206/http://uanews.org/story/william-r-dickinson-major-figure-in-plate-tectonics-and-pacific-archaeology-dies|url-status=usurped|archive-date=August 11, 2015|title=William R. Dickinson, Major Figure in Plate Tectonics and Pacific Archaeology, Dies|last=Jensen|first=Mari N.|date=July 27, 2015|publisher=University of Arizona|accessdate=27 July 2015}}</ref>


==Awards==
==Awards==
*1991, awarded the [[Penrose Medal]] by the [[Geological Society of America]]
*1991, awarded the [[Penrose Medal]] by the [[Geological Society of America]]
*2001, awarded the [[William H. Twenhofel Medal]] by the [[Society for Sedimentary Geology]]
*2001, awarded the [[William H. Twenhofel Medal]] by the [[Society for Sedimentary Geology]]
*2014, awarded the Rip Rapp Award for Archaeological Geology of the Geological Society of America<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.geosociety.org/awards/14speeches/riprapp.htm|title = Geological Society of America - Honors & Awards}}</ref>


==References==
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William R. Dickinson
BornOctober 26, 1931 Edit this on Wikidata
Tennessee Edit this on Wikidata
DiedJuly 21, 2015 Edit this on Wikidata (aged 83)
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Dickinson's QFL triangle

William Richard Dickinson (October 26, 1931 – July 21, 2015) was a professor emeritus of geoscience at the University of Arizona and a member of the U.S. National Academy of Sciences.[1] Prior joining the University of Arizona, Dickinson was a professor at Stanford University.[2] He joined the U of A faculty in 1979.[3]

Early life

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Dickinson was born near Nashville, Tennessee, in 1931,[4] and grew up in Travellers Rest, a historic plantation house built by his great-great-grandfather Judge John Overton in 1799.[5] Dickinson's family operated an Arabian horse farm on the property until 1946, when they relocated the family and horse farm to Santa Barbara, California. Dickinson's experience as a young adult riding on horseback through the nearby Santa Ynez Mountains, and observing the geography, inspired his interest in geology. Dickinson enrolled at Stanford University in 1948, and graduated with a Bachelor's of Science in petroleum engineering in 1952 and a Ph.D in geology in 1958.[5]

Career

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Dickinson was renowned for his work in plate tectonics, sedimentary geology and Pacific Oceana geology and was considered one of the foremost experts on the geology of the Colorado Plateau. Dickinson was one of the founders of the Gazzi-Dickinson Method and its primary application, QFL diagrams and their use in sandstone provenance.

Dickinson's research includes studying the potsherds (historic or prehistoric fragments of pottery) of Pacific Oceana. Over the years, he visited hundreds of Pacific Islands collecting and dating sherds.

In later life, Dickinson resided in Tucson, Arizona, where he continued to do research and teach at the University of Arizona. He died on July 21, 2015, while on a field expedition to Nuku'alofa, Tonga.[6]

Awards

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References

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  1. ^ "59 Are Chosen for National Academy of Sciences". www.nytimes.com. N.Y. Times. 10 May 1992. Retrieved 23 November 2018.
  2. ^ report by Dickinson when he was at Stanford
  3. ^ Tribute to Dickinson
  4. ^ A to Z of Earth Scientists, p. 72, at Google Books
  5. ^ a b Biographical memoir of William R. Dickinson from the National Academy of Sciences.
  6. ^ Jensen, Mari N. (July 27, 2015). "William R. Dickinson, Major Figure in Plate Tectonics and Pacific Archaeology, Dies". University of Arizona. Archived from the original on August 11, 2015. Retrieved 27 July 2015.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  7. ^ "Geological Society of America - Honors & Awards".
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