Paricutin Expedition

Exist Dates

1943 - 1944

Biographical or Historical Note

abstract

To study volcano

Summary

Sites visited: Mt. Paricutin volcano in Mexico

Personnel: Fisher, Otto O., leader; Fisher, Clyde, sci.; Ata, Te, sci.; Pough, Frederick, sci.; Defendall, F. Hugh, sci.and pilot; Pough, F., photog.

Department of Geology and Mineralogy

Sponsors: Dr. Otto Fisher, of Detroit.

Resources available in AMNH Special Collections: P.C. 2 Authority File

Sources

Natural History magazine, LIII, October 1944, page 342-348

Natural History magazine, LVII, May, 1948, page 206-208

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Related Corporate, Personal, and Family Names

Ata, Te
Scientist

Fisher, Clyde
Scientist

Fisher, Otto O.
Leader and sponsor

Pough, Frederick
Scientist and photographer

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