Theodore B. Comstock | |
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| 1st President of the University of Arizona | |
| In office 1894–1895 | |
| Succeeded by | Howard Billman |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Theodore Bryant Comstock July 27, 1849 Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio |
| Died | July 26, 1915 (aged 65) Los Angeles, California |
| Spouse |
Blanche Huggins (m. 1880) |
| Education | |
| Occupation | Geologist, educator, mining consultant |
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Theodore Bryant Comstock (1849–1915) was an American geologist, educator, university administrator, and mining consultant.[1] He served as the first president of the University of Arizona.
Theodore B. Comstock was born in Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio on July 27, 1849. He earned a bachelor's degree at Pennsylvania State Agricultural College, and postgraduate degrees from Cornell University.[2] He married Blanche Huggins in 1880.[2]
He was a professor of general and economic geology at Cornell University from 1875 to 1879, and a professor of mining engineering and physics at the University of Illinois from 1885 to 1889.[3][4][5][6]
He served as first president of the University of Arizona from 1894 to 1895.[7] He received a Bachelor of Arts degree from what is now Pennsylvania State University in 1868, a Bachelor of Science in 1870 and D.Sc. in 1886 from Cornell University.[8]
Theodore B. Comstock died at his home in Los Angeles on July 26, 1915.[9]
He made contributions to American Naturalist, the American Journal of Science, and the Engineering and Mining Journal.[2]
