T91 The Colorado Scientific Society and 150 Years of Geologic Research in Colorado I: Early Colorado Geology and Important Scientific Contributions by the Founders and Members of the Rocky Mountain Region’s Oldest Scientific Society, Founded in 1882
Monday, 1 November 2010
8:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Hall F
GEORGE LYMAN CANNON, JR. - DENVER'S GREAT PALEONTOLOGICAL EDUCATOR
Paper number: T91-9
Program: Technical Sessions
Time: 10:15 AM – 10:30 AM
Authors
Abstract
George Cannon was a young lad when placed under the spell of Arthur Lakes and the dinosaurs of Morrison in the 1870s. Cannon never outgrew his love of fossils and paleontology; he found many new species - Triceratops (Bison alticornis) and Ornithomimus being the two most famous. Cannon went on from Jarvis Hall eventually to the University of Denver. He became a noted science teacher in the Denver high schools – first at the old East High and then at Denver North. In 1892, he served as President of Colorado Scientific Society and treasurer for five years. A Colorado bred, born, and educated scientist at the turn of the twentieth century, Cannon’s life illustrates the importance of science and academics on the developing frontier.