Winifred McGlamery (July 26, 1887 - April 2, 1977)[1] was an American geologist and palaeontologist, known for her contributions to Alabama palaeontology and oil and gas exploration.
Josie Winifred "Winnie" McGlamery | |
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| Born | July 26,1887 Churchville, Virginia, United States |
| Died | April 22, 1977 (aged 89) |
Personal Life
editJosie Winifred “Winnie” McGlamery was born on July 26, 1887 in Churchville, Virginia, to Rudolph Fayette and Mary Jane (Jackson) McGlamery. Winifred went to the University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill from 1915-1918 and transferred to Goucher College where she majored in English in 1922.[1]
Scientists such as Florence Bascom and Edward Wilber Berry are said to have had strong influences affecting her pursuit of geology, however, a direct and personal relationship to Florence Bascom has never been confirmed.[2]
Career
editWinifred held the position of paleontologist at the Geological Survey of Alabama for 30 years.[1] Her principal contributions to the paleontology and stratigraphy are well descriptions and contributions to the fossil collection. She was a Fellow of the Geological Society of America and was a member of the Paleontological Society of America, American Association of Petroleum Geologists, American Malacological Union, Alabama Academy of Science, and Society of Economic Geologists.
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- ^ a b c COPELAND, CHARLES (December 1978). "Memorial to Josie Winifred McGlamery". Geological Society of America. 9.
- ^ Rindsberg, Andrew K. "Winnie McGlamery (1887-1977), State Paleontologist of Alabama". Alabama Museum of Natural History Bulletin. 31(2): 110–111.