Oscar von Engeln

Oskar Dietrich von Engeln was a geologist and professor of geology best known for his study of geomorphology and the topography of New York State's Finger Lakes region.

Early life and career

Von Engeln was admitted to Cornell as an undergraduate in 1904. While there, he studied under Ralph [Stockman Tarr], the noted professor of geography. He was a student assistant to Tarr during a 1909 expedition to Alaska, serving as photographer to document findings. In 1911, von Engeln completed his doctoral dissertation at Cornell with a study of glacier drainage at Alaska's Mount Saint Elias and the surrounding Yakutat Bay region.

The O.D. von Engeln Preserve in Dryden, New York is named in honor of von Engeln.