Leslie Alexander has a former profession.
Dr. Walter Hermann Bucher -LRB- March 12 , 1888 -- February 17 , 1965 -RRB- was a German-American geologist and paleontologist .. German. Germany. American. United States. geologist. geologist. paleontologist. paleontologist. He was born in Akron , Ohio of Swiss-German parents .. German. Germany. Swiss. Switzerland. The family then returned to Germany where he was raised .. In 1911 he was awarded a Ph.D. by the University of Heidelberg with a focus on geology and paleontology .. University of Heidelberg. University of Heidelberg. paleontology. paleontology. The same year he returned to the U.S. and joined the University of Cincinnati as a lecturer .. University of Cincinnati. University of Cincinnati. By 1924 he was a professor of geology at the institution .. His early works were on paleontology , and he performed studies of stromatolettia , oolites , and ripple-shaped markings .. paleontology. paleontology. stromatolettia. stromatolettia. ripple-shaped markings. Ripple marks. Just later he concentrated on the Earth 's crust diastrophism problem and proposed firstly -LRB- immediate and independent with Mikhail Tetyaev -RRB- the pulsation hypothesys of the Earth developing .. diastrophism. diastrophism. Mikhail Tetyaev. Mikhail Tetyaev. Earth. Earth. In 1935 he became president of the Ohio Academy of Sciences .. In 1940 he joined the Columbia University , specializing in structural geology .. Columbia University. Columbia University. It is thought , that at this time he worked as a consultant on the Manhattan Project , hypothesizing how the detonation of the atomic bomb could affect the earths crust .. In the same year he joined the National Research Council , consultant as chairman of the Division of Geology and Geography .. Geology. Geology. National Research Council. United States National Research Council. In 1946 he was elected president of the New York Academy of Sciences , and from 1950 until 1953 he served as president of the American Geophysical Union .. American. United States. American Geophysical Union. American Geophysical Union. He was also president of the Geological Society of America -LRB- 1955 -RRB- .. Geological Society of America. Geological Society of America. From 1920 onward Dr. Bucher was noted for his studies in cryptovolcanic structures , significant deformations of the crust of the Earth , and structural geology .. Earth. Earth. He died in Houston , Texas .