Harry Hammond Hess
American geologist
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Harry Hammond Hess was an American geologist and a United States Navy officer in World War II who is considered one of the "founding fathers" of the unifying theory of plate tectonics. Wikipedia
Born: May 24, 1906, New York, NY
Died: August 25, 1969 (age 63 years), Woods Hole, Falmouth, MA
Education: Princeton University (1932), Yale University (1927), and Asbury Park High School
Parents: Elizabeth Engel Hess and Julian Hess
Academic advisor: Arthur Francis Buddington
Notable students: John Tuzo Wilson, Eugene Merle Shoemaker, Eldridge M. Moores, and more
Descendants: Frank Hess and George B. Hess