Ulysses Sherman Grant

Ulysses Sherman Grant (February 14, 1867 – September 21, 1932) was an American geologist. He was the son of Lewis A. Grant and Mary Helen Pierce.

Ulysses Sherman Grant
Born	(1867-02-14)February 14, 1867 Moline, Illinois
Died	September 21, 1932(1932-09-21) (aged 65) Chicago, Illinois
Education	University of Minnesota
Occupation	Geologist
Spouse	Avis Winchell ​ (m. 1891)​
Children	4

Biography

Ulysses Sherman Grant was born in Moline, Illinois on February 14, 1867. He graduated from the University of Minnesota with B.S. in 1888,^[1] and received a Ph.D. from Johns Hopkins University in 1893.^[2] He married Avis Winchell in 1891, and they had four children.^[3]

From 1893 to 1899, Grant was an Assistant State Geologist (at the Geological and Natural History Survey of Minnesota, co-authoring several of its yearly reports) at the University of Minnesota. He was also an Instructor in Geology (1897-1898), and one of the editors of journal The American Geologist, founded by his mentor Newton Winchell in 1888.^[1]

In 1899, he became professor of geology at Northwestern University.^[4] He soon became the chairman of the geology department, a position he held until his death.^[1]

In 1899, Professor Grant inspected the Brule, Wisconsin area for ancient copper deposits.^[5]

He died in Chicago on September 21, 1932.^[3]