Hugh D. Miser (1884-1969)Hugh Dinsmore Miser was an outstanding geologist, who played an important role in producing the first geological map of the state of Oklahoma. Miser was born in Pea Ridge, Arkansas, and took both his bachelor's and master's degrees from the University of Arkansas. In 1949, that University recognized Miser's distinguished contributions to geology by awarding him the honorary LL.D. degree. He joined the U.S. Geological Survey in 1911. He served as Chief of the Fuels Section from 1928-1949 and as Staff Geologist from 1948-1954. Miser was the author of numerous scientific articles and reports, dealing with the geology of Oklahoma and Arkansas. He had a special interest in quartz veins in the Ouachita Mountains, and he gave one of his collections of quartz crystals to the University of Oklahoma, where it is now in the Sam Noble Oklahoma Museum of Natural History. Miser had a long and productive relationship with OU and its School of Geology. He worked closely with the faculty and graduate students in producing a new Geologic Map of Oklahoma, published in 1954. In 1948, H.D. Miser was made an honorary member of the American Association of Petroleum Geologists.
Hugh D. Miser (1884-1969)Hugh Dinsmore Miser was an outstanding geologist, who played an important role in producing the first geological map of the state of Oklahoma. Miser was born in Pea Ridge, Arkansas, and took both his bachelor's and master's degrees from the University of Arkansas. In 1949, that University recognized Miser's distinguished contributions to geology by awarding him the honorary LL.D. degree. He joined the U.S. Geological Survey in 1911. He served as Chief of the Fuels Section from 1928-1949 and as Staff Geologist from 1948-1954. Miser was the author of numerous scientific articles and reports, dealing with the geology of Oklahoma and Arkansas. He had a special interest in quartz veins in the Ouachita Mountains, and he gave one of his collections of quartz crystals to the University of Oklahoma, where it is now in the Sam Noble Oklahoma Museum of Natural History. Miser had a long and productive relationship with OU and its School of Geology. He worked closely with the faculty and graduate students in producing a new Geologic Map of Oklahoma, published in 1954. In 1948, H.D. Miser was made an honorary member of the American Association of Petroleum Geologists.
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