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C. W. (Charles Willard) Hayes
1859–1916
An American geologist, explorer, and science administrator, he helped shape the work of the U.S. Geological Survey in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. His writing grew out of fieldwork, public service, and a career spent studying the geology and mineral resources of the United States and beyond.
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On Sulphonfluoresceïn and Some of Its Derivatives
by C. W. (Charles Willard) Hayes
About the author
Born in Granville, Ohio, in 1859, Charles Willard Hayes studied at Oberlin College and then earned a Ph.D. from Johns Hopkins University. He joined the United States Geological Survey in 1887 and went on to become one of its leading figures, later serving as chief geologist.
Hayes was known for both scientific research and administration. Archival records from the Smithsonian describe him as a geologist and chief geologist at the U.S. Geological Survey from 1887 to 1911, and note that he later moved into private-sector work. He also took part in exploration, including work connected with Alaska, and became associated with studies of mineral and industrial resources as well as broader geographic questions.
He died in 1916. Today, he is remembered less as a household name than as one of the energetic scientific organizers of his era: a researcher, explorer, and public servant whose career linked field geology with the growing national institutions of American science.