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Esther Aberdeen Holm(January 6, 1904 - May 4,1984)began as a Paleontologist turning to applied geology.

Born in Chicago, Illinois she made many trips to Lake Michigan where her passion for geology began. [1] Married August 15, 1953 to Donald August Holm who she met while working in Algiers.[1]

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Education and Career

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1948: Esther returned to Washington in the summer and then was sent to Heidelberg, he Office of the Engineer, U.S. Army Europe, asked the USGS for geological advice where she laid the groundwork for a terrain-mapping program that was carried out over the following several years b

1952, Esther went to the 19th International Geological Congress in Algiers. There she met Donald August Holm, a senior geologist with the Arabian A m erican Oil Company

Saudi Arabia being made by Aramco in conjunction with the USGS, the State Department, and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Among many other activities, she taught an extension course in economic geography to company employees, Arabs from the training school, and G.I.s from the air base

1965, to the Branch of Astrogeology, whose headquarters are in Flagstaff. T

  1. ^ a b Whitmore, Frank C., Jr. 1990. Memorial to Esther Aberdeen Holm, 1904-1984. In: Memorial Volume. Geological Society of America. pp.9-12.