George W. (George William) Bain

Born in 1901, George W. Bain was a geologist who studied at McGill University and Columbia University before joining Amherst College. He taught geology there from 1926 to 1966 and later became professor emeritus, building a long academic career centered on teaching, fieldwork, and geological research.

His published work included studies in mineralogy, economic geology, and regional geology. He is especially associated with The Flow of Time in the Connecticut Valley, written with Howard A. Meyerhoff, a book that invites readers to understand the region through the marks left by rivers, rocks, and ancient geological processes.

Archival records at Amherst show the breadth of his work: teaching materials, correspondence, research files, and published writings that span decades. He died in 1991, leaving behind both a scholarly record and a reputation as a teacher who helped make geology vivid and accessible.