Rollin Thomas Chamberlin
Rollin Thomas Chamberlin
b. 20 October 1881 — Beloit, Wisconsin
d. 6 March 1948 — Chicago, Illinois
Rollin Thomas Chamberlin was a professor of geology at the University of Chicago who made numerous guided climbs in the Rocky and Selkirk Mountains in 1910, including the Lake Louise, Lake O’Hara, Field and Glacier areas. In 1924, Chamberlin, Allen Carpé [1894–1932] and A. L. (Pete) Withers made a number of first ascents in the Cariboo Mountains, including Mount Titan (now Mount Sir Wilfrid Laurier) and Mount Challenger.
Works pertinent to the Mount Robson region of which Chamberlin was author or co-author:
- — Rollin T. Chamberlin fonds V22. 1910–1927
- — “Exploration of the Cariboo Mountains of British Columbia.” Bulletin of the Geographical Society of Philadelphia, 25 (1925):59-76
Chamberlin is the namesake of the following places in the Mount Robson region:
Events in the Mount Robson region in which Chamberlin was involved:
- 1924 Chamberlin party Cariboos
References:
- Chamberlin, Rollin Thomas [1881–1948]. Rollin T. Chamberlin fonds V22. 1910–1927. Whyte Museum
- Pettijohn, F. J. “Rollin Thomas Chamberlin: a Biographical Memoir.” (1970). National Academy of Sciences