Lane, Alfred C. (Alfred Church)

Person

Dates

Existence: 1863 - 1948

Biography

Alfred Church Lane (January 29, 1863-April 15, 1848) was a prominent American geologist and teacher. He received an A.B. degree from Harvard College in 1883 and then taught mathematics at Harvard from 1883 to 1885. He returned to Harvard to earn his Ph. D in 1888. Lane was the Pearson professor of geology and mineralogy at Tufts College from 1892-1936. He served as consultan of science to the Library of Congress in 1929, and president of the Geological Society of America in 1931. He authored 1,087 works over the course of his career.

Found in 1 Collection or Record:

Alfred Church Lane collection of legal instruments

FOUND IN: Baker Library Special Collections and Archives, Harvard Business School

Collection Identifier: Mss:899 1479-1818 L265

Overview:

The Alfred Church Lane collection consists mainly of legal instruments, including wills, indentures, and receipts, the bulk of which are related to the Lane family and Rickmansworth, England