Edward Bennett Mathews, Ph.D., was an American

geologist A geologist is a scientist who studies the solid, liquid, and gaseous matter that constitutes Earth and other terrestrial planets, as well as the processes that shape them. Geologists usually study geology, earth science, or geophysics, althou ...

. He obtained a bachelor's degree from

Colby College Colby College is a private liberal arts college in Waterville, Maine. It was founded in 1813 as the Maine Literary and Theological Institution, then renamed Waterville College after the city where it resides. The donations of Christian philanthr ...

in 1891, and began serving with the

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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 Progressivism, progressive. He served as president of the University of Wisconsin–Madison, University of Wisconsin (UW) in Madison, Wisconsin, ...

. He was a Professor of Mineralogy and Petrography at

Johns Hopkins University Johns Hopkins University (Johns Hopkins, Hopkins, or JHU) is a private university, private research university in Baltimore, Maryland. Founded in 1876, Johns Hopkins is the oldest research university in the United States and in the western hem ...

. 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., Synder, J.M., Bruce, O.C., Nunn, Roscoe, Bauer, L.A., and Besley, F.W., 1929, ''The physical features of 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

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