James Freeman Gilbert
American geophysicist (1931-2014)
J. Freeman Gilbert (August 9, 1931 – August 15, 2014) was an American geophysicist. He was best known for his work with George E. Backus on inverting geophysical data and also for his role in establishing an international network of long-period seismometers.
Early life
changeGilbert was born in Vincennes, Indiana. He studied at the University of California, Los Angeles.
Awards
changeGilbert received many honors, including the Gold Medal of the Royal Astronomical Society in 1981; the William Bowie Medal in 1999; and the Medal of the Seismological Society of America in 2004.
Later years and death
changeIn his later years, Gilbert travelled throughout the world with his wife, Sally Gilbert. He died after being injured in a car accident in Southern Oregon on August 15, 2014. He was 83 years old.[1]
References
change- ↑ "Obituary Notice: J. Freeman Gilbert, Leading Scripps Oceanography Geophysicist | Scripps Institution of Oceanography, UC San Diego". Scripps.ucsd.edu. 2014-08-15. Retrieved 2014-08-22.
Other websites
change- J. Freeman Gilbert Biography Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine
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