Spouse Sue (Tyler) Friedman Name Gerald Friedman | Alma mater Columbia University Known for Sedimentology | |
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Institutions Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and City University of New York Notable awards William H. Twenhofel Medal and Sidney Powers Memorial Award Died 2011, New York City, New York, United States Books Principles of sedimentology, Exercises in Sedimentology People also search for Gisela Gerdes, Kenneth G. Johnson, Henry V. Lyatsky Institution Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, City University of New York | ||
Gerald M. Friedman (1921–2011) was a distinguished professor in Geology and was one of the founders of modern rock sedimentation. Friedman was a professor in Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) and the City University of New York (NUCY).
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Life
Friedman was born in Berlin, Germany, in July 27, 1921. Being a Jew, Friedman escaped the Nazis in 1938 to England. Friedman completed a bachelor's degree in the University of London in the year 1945, with Chemistry as the major and Geology as a minor. In the year 1945 Friedman immigrated to the United States and worked three years as a Chemist in Squibb.
Scientific contributions
Friedman published 573 papers and 19 books, including the highly cited book "Principles of Sedimentology". Friedman received numerous awards including the prestige William H. Twenhofel Medal (in 1997) and the Sidney Powers Memorial Award (in 2000). Friedman was the founder and director of the Northeastern Science Foundation which hosts symposia and publishes several journals, including Northeastern Geology, Environmental Science, and Carbonates and Evaporites, as well as the Carbonates and Evaporites journal.
The Sue Tyler Friedman Medal was named after Friedman's wife, Sue (Tyler) Friedman.