M. King Hubbert
Facts
21 properties- Instance of
- human
- Sex or gender
- male
- Date of birth
- October 5, 1903
- Date of death
- October 11, 1989
- Place of birth
- San Saba
- Place of death
- Bethesda
- Country of citizenship
- United States[9]
- Occupation
- geophysicist, university teacher, engineer
- Employer
- University of California, Berkeley, Shell (1943–1964), United States Geological Survey, Stanford University[13][14][15][16]
- Position held
- President of the Geological Society of America (1962–1963)[12]
- Educated at
- University of Chicago (?–1937)[17]
- Award received
- Arthur L. Day Medal, Elliott Cresson Medal, Penrose Medal, Vetlesen Prize, William Smith Medal, Fellow of the American Geophysical Union[19][20][21][22][23][24]
- Notable work
- Hubbert peak theory[18]
- Citizenship
- United States
- Languages spoken, written or signed
- English
- Family name
- Hubbert
- Movement
- technocracy movement
- Place of burial
- Colony Cemetery[8]
- ISNI
- 0000000114518319
- VIAF cluster ID
- 91782650
- Library of Congress Authorities ID
- n50029214
- GND ID
- 1146045115
- American National Biography ID
- 1302407
- BNB person ID (OBSOLETE)
- HubbertMKing(MarionKing)1903-1989
- Canadiana Name Authority ID
- ncf11266859
- CiNii Research ID
- 1140282266835574784
- Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID
- biography/Marion-King-Hubbert
- FAST ID
- 1730046
- Find a Grave memorial ID
- 28078934
- Freebase ID
- /m/02bkcg
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- 6000000029820449021
- Handbook of Texas ID
- fhu85
- IdRef ID
- 080021794
- Libraries Australia ID
- 35210696
- NACSIS-CAT author ID
- DA06774850
- NLA Trove people ID
- 866861
- NUKAT ID
- n2013175530
- National Academy of Sciences member ID
- 54355
- National Library of Greece ID
- 256662
- Prabook ID
- 1692122
- Quora topic ID
- M-King-Hubbert
- RERO ID (legacy)
- A003386874
- SNAC ARK ID
- w61n836n
- Semantic Scholar author ID
- 47100695
- U.S. National Archives Identifier
- 10582401
- WikiTree person ID
- Hubbert-215
- WorldCat Entities ID
- E39PBJc7T3xYXRKRVkmR97fg8C
- Yale LUX ID
- person/e21cd006-881c-427e-a328-7753a161eab6
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Employer 4
Occupation 3
Named after 2
Country of citizenship 1
Educated at 1
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Notable work 1
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Place of death 1
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Summary
M. King Hubbert's place of birth was San Saba[1]. He was born on October 5, 1903[2]. He died in Bethesda[3]. He died on October 11, 1989[4]. He worked as a geophysicist[5], university teacher[6], and engineer[7].
Body
Career and Affiliations
Fields of work include geology[10], a branch of science[26] and peak oil[11], an artificial object[27]. Employers include University of California, Berkeley[13], a public research university[28], in United States[29], founded in 1868[30], headquartered in Berkeley[31]; Shell[14], a business[32], in United Kingdom[33], founded in 1890[34], headquartered in London[35]; United States Geological Survey[15], an United States federal agency[36], in United States[37], founded in 1879[38], headquartered in Reston[39]; and Stanford University[16], a private university[40], in United States[41], founded in 1885[42], headquartered in Stanford[43].
Works and Contributions
Things named for him include Hubbert peak theory[44], a theory[45] and M. King Hubbert Award[46], an award[47], in United States[48].
Recognition
Awards received include Arthur L. Day Medal[19], a science award[49], in United States[50], founded in 1948[51]; Elliott Cresson Medal[20], an award[52], in United States[53], founded in 1875[54]; Penrose Medal[21], a science award[55], in United States[56], founded in 1927[57]; Vetlesen Prize[22], a science award[58], in United States[59], founded in 1959[60]; William Smith Medal[23], a science award[61], founded in 1977[62]; and Fellow of the American Geophysical Union[24], a fellowship award[63], in United States[64], founded in 1962[65].
Why It Matters
He is credited with the discovery of peak oil[66], an artificial object[67]. Entities named for him include Hubbert peak theory[44], a theory[45] and M. King Hubbert Award[46], an award[47], in United States[48].
FAQs
Where was M. King Hubbert born?
M. King Hubbert's place of birth was San Saba[1].
Where did M. King Hubbert die?
M. King Hubbert died in Bethesda[3].
What did M. King Hubbert do for work?
M. King Hubbert worked as geophysicist[5], university teacher[6], and engineer[7].
Where did M. King Hubbert go to school?
M. King Hubbert was educated at University of Chicago[17].
What awards did M. King Hubbert receive?
Honors received include Arthur L. Day Medal[19], Elliott Cresson Medal[20], Penrose Medal[21], and Vetlesen Prize[22].
What did M. King Hubbert discover?
M. King Hubbert is credited as discoverer of peak oil[66].