User:Aletvargas/Robert S. Waite
Comment: Might be good to merge this info into the page on the national park. Legacypac (talk) 17:47, 19 October 2018 (UTC)
Dr Robert S. Waite | |
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| Born | 1930 |
| Nationality | American |
| Occupation(s) | Geologist and Geographer |
| Academic background | |
| Alma mater | University of California, Los Angeles South High School (Salt Lake City) |
| Thesis | The proposed Great Basin National Park: A geographical interpretation of the southern Snake Range, Nevada (1974) |
| Academic work | |
| Institutions | University of Utah Brigham Young University |
Dr Robert Starr Waite was born in Salt Lake City[1], Utah, in 1930[2]. He received a PhD in Geography at the University of California, Los Angeles in 1974 with the dissertation "The proposed Great Basin National Park: A geographical interpretation of the southern Snake Range, Nevada" [3] He is a renowned geologist and geographer, mostly known for his work on the creation of the Great Basin National Park.
History
[edit]Great Basin National Park
[edit]Main article Great Basin National Park
Legacy
[edit]See also
[edit]Notes and references
[edit]- ^ Benson, Lee (March 18, 2002). "Dr. Bob is ready for a walk in park". Deseret News. Retrieved November 22, 2016.
- ^ Waite, Robert S.; Nevada Historical Society; Utah (2004). Robert S. Waite papers, 1978-2003.
- ^ Waite, Robert S. (1974). The proposed Great Basin National Park: A geographical interpretation of the southern Snake Range, Nevada. Ann Arbor: University of California, Los Angeles – via ProQuest Dissertations & Theses Full Text.