David Alt

David Alt
Born	(1933-09-17)September 17, 1933 St. Louis, Missouri, United States
Died	April 26, 2015(2015-04-26) (aged 81) Missoula, Montana, United States
Occupation(s)	Author, geologist

David Alt (September 17, 1933 – April 26, 2015) was an American geologist, teacher, writer, storyteller and author.[1]

Career

Alt was the author of more than thirty books, including several titles in the Roadside Geology series published by Mountain Press.[2][3][4]

He earned his Ph.D. in 1961 from the University of Texas, and joined the Department of Geology at The University of Montana in Missoula, Montana in 1965.[5] He became professor Emeritus at The University of Montana in 2002.[5]

He died on April 26, 2015, in Missoula.[6]

Lake Missoula Floods

Alt helped to interpret and explain to a wide audience the cataclysmic glacial Missoula Floods through articles and his book Glacial Lake Missoula and Its Humongous Floods (Mountain Press, 2001. ISBN 978-0878424153).[7][8][9]

References

1. "Memorials". www.jsg.utexas.edu. Retrieved 2024-09-18.
2. Kris (2021-06-22). "David Alt". Discover Lewis & Clark. Retrieved 2023-03-26.
3. "Roadside Geology". Mountain Press. Retrieved 2023-03-27.
4. "Roadside Geology". Mountain Press. Retrieved 2023-03-26.
5. "ITEM 115-1011-R0502". mus.edu. Retrieved 2023-03-27.
6. "Memorials". www.jsg.utexas.edu. Retrieved 2023-03-27.
7. Larson, Keely (2023-01-04). "How a vanished Ice Age lake shaped the past and present of Missoula, Montana". Ars Technica. Retrieved 2023-03-27.
8. "NOVA | Mystery of the Megaflood | Ice Age Lake | PBS". www.pbs.org. Retrieved 2023-03-27.
9. "Explore Glacial Lake Missoula and the Catastrophic Ice Age Floods". hugefloods.com. Retrieved 2023-03-27.