Memorial of Benjamin F. Leonard III, 1921-2008

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Other| May 01, 2009 Memorial of Benjamin F. Leonard III, 1921–2008 Daniel E. Kile; Daniel E. Kile * 1U.S. Geological Survey, MS 413, Denver Federal Center, Denver, Colorado 80225, U.S.A. *E-mails: dekile@usgs.gov; kvevans@usgs.gov Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Karl V. Evans Karl V. Evans * 2U.S. Geological Survey, MS 973, Denver Federal Center, Denver, Colorado 80225, U.S.A. *E-mails: dekile@usgs.gov; kvevans@usgs.gov Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Author and Article Information Daniel E. Kile * 1U.S. Geological Survey, MS 413, Denver Federal Center, Denver, Colorado 80225, U.S.A. Karl V. Evans * 2U.S. Geological Survey, MS 973, Denver Federal Center, Denver, Colorado 80225, U.S.A. *E-mails: dekile@usgs.gov; kvevans@usgs.gov Publisher: Mineralogical Society of America First Online: 02 Mar 2017 Online ISSN: 1945-3027 Print ISSN: 0003-004X © 2009 American Mineralogist American Mineralogist (2009) 94 (5-6): 859–861. https://doi.org/10.2138/am.2009.545 Article history First Online: 02 Mar 2017 Cite View This Citation Add to Citation Manager Share Icon Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn MailTo Tools Icon Tools Get Permissions Search Site Citation Daniel E. Kile, Karl V. Evans; Memorial of Benjamin F. Leonard III, 1921–2008. American Mineralogist 2009;; 94 (5-6): 859–861. doi: https://doi.org/10.2138/am.2009.545 Download citation file: Ris (Zotero) Refmanager EasyBib Bookends Mendeley Papers EndNote RefWorks BibTex toolbar search Search Dropdown Menu toolbar search search input Search input auto suggest filter your search All ContentBy SocietyAmerican Mineralogist Search Advanced Search Benjamin Franklin Leonard III, at age 87, passed away peacefully at his home in McCall, Idaho, on September 5, 2008. Ben had a long and distinguished career at the U.S. Geological Survey, where he established himself as an accomplished field geologist and an internationally recognized expert in ore microscopy. Born in Dobbs Ferry, New York, on May 12, 1921, Ben spent much of his early life in the eastern United States, graduating from Hamilton College in 1942 (B.S.), a salutatorian and member of Phi Beta Kappa, and then Princeton University in 1946 (M.A.) and 1951 (Ph.D.), where he was a... You do not have access to this content, please speak to your institutional administrator if you feel you should have access.