Edward Bennett Mathews, Ph.D. (August 13, 1869 – February 4, 1944) was an American

geologist A geologist is a scientist who studies the structure, composition, and History of Earth, history of Earth. Geologists incorporate techniques from physics, chemistry, biology, mathematics, and geography to perform research in the Field research, ...

. He obtained a bachelor's degree from

Colby College Colby College is a private liberal arts college in Waterville, Maine, United States. Founded in 1813 as the Maine Literary and Theological Institution, it was renamed Waterville College in 1821. The donations of Christian philanthropist Gardner ...

in 1891, and began serving with the

United States Geological Survey The United States Geological Survey (USGS), founded as the Geological Survey, is an agency of the U.S. Department of the Interior whose work spans the disciplines of biology, geography, geology, and hydrology. The agency was founded on Mar ...

in the same year, working under

Charles R. Van Hise Charles Richard Van Hise (May 29, 1857 – November 19, 1918) was an American geologist, academic and progressive. He served as president of the University of Wisconsin (UW) in Madison, Wisconsin, from 1903 to 1918. Early life and education Cha ...

. He was a professor of Mineralogy and Petrography at

Johns Hopkins University The Johns Hopkins University (often abbreviated as Johns Hopkins, Hopkins, or JHU) is a private university, private research university in Baltimore, Maryland, United States. Founded in 1876 based on the European research institution model, J ...

. He was appointed the Assistant State Geologist of Maryland in 1896 by the State Geologist,

William Bullock Clark William Bullock Clark (December 15, 1860 – July 27, 1917), was an American geologist. Early life William Bullock Clark was born on December 15, 1860, at Brattleboro, Vermont, to Helen (née Bullock) and Barna Atherton Clark. Clark had private ...

, and served in that role until 1917, when he became the State Geologist upon Clark's death.A Short History of the Maryland Geological Survey
Maryland Department of Natural Resources. Accessed 29 June 2022. He retired from Johns Hopkins in 1939, departed the position of State Geologist in 1943, and died the following year.

Publications

*Miller, B.L., Mathews, E.B., Bibbins, A.B., and Little, H.P., 1917,
Tolchester folio
', Maryland: U.S. Geological Survey, Geologic Atlas of the United States Folio GF-204, scale 1:125,000. *Mathews, E.B., and Miller, W.J., 1905,
Cockeysville Marble (Baltimore County, Maryland)
': Geological Society of America, Bulletin v.16, scale 1:158,000. *Clark, W.B., Shattuck, G.B., Bascom, Florence, Mathews, E.B., Dorsey, C.W., Bonsteel, J.A., Fassig, O.L., Pressy, H.A., and Curran, H.M., 1902, ''The physical features of Cecil County'' (Maryland, accompanied by a County Atlas (1902)): Maryland Geological Survey *Mathews, E.B., 1904,
The structure of the Piedmont Plateau as shown in Maryland
', American Journal of Science, 4th Series v. 17 *Mathews, E.B., Berry, E.W., Knopf, E.B., Jonas, A.I., Watson, E.B., Carter, W.T. Jr., Snyder, J.M., Bruce, O.C., Nunn, Roscoe, Bauer, L.A., and Besley, F.W., 1929,
Baltimore County
' (Maryland): Maryland Geological Survey *Mathews, E.B., Miller, B.L., Bennett, H.W., Tharp, W.E., Lyman, W.S., Westover, H.L., Nunn, Roscoe, Wood, B.D., Bauer, L.A., and Besley, F.W., 1926, ''The physical features of Queen Anne's County'' (Maryland, accompanied by a County Atlas (1916)): Maryland Geological Survey *Mathews, E.B., Miller, B.L., Bennett, H.W., Tharp, W.E., Lyman, W.S., Westover, H.L., Nunn, Roscoe, Wood, B.D., Bauer, L.A., and Besley, F.W., 1926, ''The physical features of Talbot County'' (Maryland, accompanied by a County Atlas (1916)): Maryland Geological Survey *Mathews, E.B., Miller, B.L., Bonsteel, J.A., Nunn, Roscoe, Grover, N.C., Bauer, L.A., and Besley, F.W., 1926, ''The physical features of Kent County'' (Maryland, accompanied by a County Atlas (1915)): Maryland Geological Survey

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Mathews, Edward Bennett 1869 births 1944 deaths Colby College alumni American geologists Johns Hopkins University faculty Academics from Portland, Maine