Mack Gipson

Biography

Mack Gipson Jr. (September 15, 1931 – March 10, 1995) was an American geologist who became the second African-American man to obtain a Ph.D. in geology, Dr.James Christopher achieved the distinction first, Ohio state 1959, and is still alive today at 100 years old. The first female, African-American geologist to earn a PhD in the US was Marguerite Williams, who earned her degree in 1942. Gipson's career spanned decades in the petroleum industry as well as decades in academia.

Explore Wikipedia contributors ↗