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Harvey H. Nininger
Harvey H. Nininger | |
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| Born | Harvey Harlow Nininger January 17, 1887 |
| Died | March 1, 1986 (aged 99) |
| Known for | Revived interest in the scientific study of meteorites in the 1930s |
| Notable work | Assembled the largest personal collection of meteorites up to his time. Founded the American Meteorite Museum (1942–1960). |
| Spouse | Addie N. (Delp) Nininger |
Harvey Harlow Nininger (January 17, 1887 – March 1, 1986) was an American meteoriticist and educator. Although he was self-taught, he revived interest in scientific study of meteorites in the 1930s and assembled the largest personal collection of meteorites up to that time.
In 1942 Nininger founded the American Meteorite Museum, which was first located near Meteor Crater, Arizona (1942–1953), then in Sedona, Arizona (1953–1960).[1]
Part of the Nininger Collection was sold to the British Museum in 1958, and the remainder of the collection was sold to the Arizona State University Center for Meteorite Studies in 1960 which displays a selection of these meteorites in their public museum.[2]
- ^ "Nininger, Harvey Harlow, 1887–". Library of Congress. Retrieved November 2, 2020.
- ^ Center for Meteorite Studies. "History". Arizona State University. Retrieved November 2, 2020.
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