Allan V. Cox, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Allan V. Cox

American geophysicist

Date of Birth: 17-Dec-1926

Place of Birth: Santa Ana, California, United States

Date of Death: 27-Jan-1987

Profession: geologist, geographer, university teacher

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius

Allan Verne Cox (December 17, 1926 – January 27, 1987) was an American geophysicist.
His work on dating geomagnetic reversals, with Richard Doell and Brent Dalrymple, made a major contribution to the theory of plate tectonics.
Allan Cox won numerous awards, including the prestigious Vetlesen Prize, and was the president of the American Geophysical Union.
He was the author of over a hundred scientific papers, and the author or editor of two books on plate tectonics.
On January 27, 1987, Cox died in an apparent suicide.