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Marler, George D.

 Person

Dates

  • Existence: 1898 - 1978

Biographical History

George D. Marler (1898-1967) was a Yellowstone park ranger.

George D. Marler was born on June 28, 1898 to George Washington Marler and Martha Christiansen in Fremont, Idaho. He served a Latter-day Saint missionary to Central States Mission from 1919 to 1922. He began working as a ranger naturalist at Yellowstone National Park in 1931. In 1946, he married Laura Sherburne. He retired from his permanent position at Yellowstone in 1966. In 1962, Brigham Young University awarded him with an honorary doctorate degree. He received a citation for distinguished service from the US Department of Interior in 1967 for contributions in the field of hydrothermal geology at Yellowstone National Park. He died on July 10, 1978 in Thornton, Idaho. He was buried in Little Butte Cemetery in Jefferson, Idaho.

Citation:
FamilySearch, September 17, 2020 (b. 1898 to George Washington Marler and Martha Christiansen in Fremont, Idaho; missionary in Central States Mission from 1919 to 1922; in 1946 he married Laura Sherburne; died on July 10, 1978 in Thornton, Idaho; buried in Little Butte Cemetery in Jefferson, Idaho)

UPB files, September 17, 2020 (began working as a ranger naturalist at Yellowstone National Park in 1931; retired from his permanent position at Yellowstone in 1966; in 1962, Brigham Young University awarded him with an honorary doctorate degree; received a citation for distinguished service from the US Department of Interior in 1967 for contributions in the field of hydrothermal geology at Yellowstone National Park)

Studies of geysers and hot springs along the Firehole River ... c1964: t.p. (Geprge D. Marler) introd. (Dr. Marler)

Five men of yellowstone, 2013: page 24 (George Marler; Thornton, Idaho; BS, Brigham Young University, 1927, zoology; ranger naturalist Yellowstone, 1931-32, 1937-38) page 32 (George Dewey Marler, park ranger 1931-1973) page 34 (author; honorary doctrate, Brigham Young University, 1962; worked with the US Geological Survery, 1966-1969; retired from National Park Service in 1973)

Preliminary register of the George D, Marler (1898-1978) Papers, Brigham Young University, website viewed 23 September 2013 (George D. Marler, 1898-1978; born in Thornton, Idaho; ranger naturalist at Yellowstone National Park; Latter-day Saint missionary to Central States Mission, 1919-1922)

Found in 1 Collection or Record:

George D. Marler papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 2171
Scope and Contents

Collection relates primarily to George D. Marler's research on geysers and hot springs in Yellowstone Park, and related themes. Includes an unpublished autobiography; field notebooks; correspondence; articles and books, including drafts by Marler and others; photographs; slides of thermal features in Yellowstone Park; and other items. Dated 1932 to 1977.

Dates: 1932-1977
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections

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