Edgar Theodore Wherry

The election of Professor Edgar Theodore Wherry to the Honorary Life Presidency of the Mineralogical Society of America honors first and foremost his fundamental contributions to the science of mineralogy and his vital services to the society at the beginning of its existence. But it does more. It recognizes that many of his notable achievements in several other disciplines, such as chemistry, crystallography, botany, and ecology are related to mineralogy and that the elucidation of these relationships has been a primary motivating force through much of his life work. In other words, he is above all a naturalist whose influence has extended from the laboratory to the classroom, to the field, and to the public.