George Veronis: An appreciation

Authors

K. H. Brink, Department of Physical Oceanography, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution; Department of Geology and Geophysics, Yale University
K. K. Turekian, Department of Geology and Geophysics, Yale University

Abstract

George Veronis was born in New Brunswick, New Jersey on June 3, 1926, one of six accomplished children of a Greek immigrant couple. He grew up in Easton, Pennsylvania, where his talent for mathematics was recognized early on. World War II interrupted his education, however, and he enlisted in the U.S. Navy where he served aboard submarines in the Pacific Ocean. With the end of the global conflict, George entered college on the G.I. Bill and graduated with a B.S. in Mathematics from nearby Lafayette College in 1950...

Recommended Citation

Brink, K. H., and K. K. Turekian. 2010. "George Veronis: An appreciation." Journal of Marine Research 68, (3). https://elischolar.library.yale.edu/journal_of_marine_research/269