About theAuthor and Publisher
Dr. James Clarke was born in Tennessee and grew up in Georgia.
His higher education was interrupted by World War II, in which he was
a Combat Infantryman in the 99th Division. Among other decorations
he was awarded the Belgium Croix de Guerre.
He received the B. A. from Emory University in 1947 and the Ph. D.
from Yale University in 1950. His dissertation was under
Dr. Adolph Knopf. From 1950 to 1959 he was a professor of geology
at Vanderbilt University, University of South Carolina, and
Duke University.
Clarke joined the United States Geological Survey in 1959 and was
project chief of the group that prepared Geophysical Abstracts, Abstracts
of North American Geology, and Bibliography of North American Geology,
until these publications were discontinued in 1970. For the next seven years
he was engaged in field mapping of sedimentary, igneous, and metamorphic
rocks in the Southern Appalachian region.
In 1977 Clarke became an initial member of the U.S.G.S. World Energy
Resources Program, under the able leadership of the late Dr. Charles Masters.
He continued with this group until his retirement from the Survey in 1991.
His major assignment was preparation of regional and detailed studies of
petroleum basins of the Soviet Union. He has published more than 70
scientific papers. Since his retirement he has continued his association
with the U.S.G.S. as a Scientist Emeritus.
Since 1958 Clarke has published "Petroleum Geology", which is a
digest in English of Russian language articles on petroleum geology.
This journal is published privately on a non-profit basis in the interest
of our science. He also responds to requests for consultation.
In March of 1995 Clarke was honored by the Special Award of the
American Association of Petroleum Geologists for his contributions in
the field of petroleum geology.
Clarke is married to the lovely German opera singer Lori Jeunet.
They live in Great Falls, Virginia, where they are active members of the
Great Falls United Methodist Church. He is a member of the Cosmos
Club of Washington.
Clarke was recently elected to the Russian Academy of Natural
Sciences.
