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OH 1100

About the Interviewee

IntervieweeOPPENHEIM, Victor (b. 1906)
ProfessionsGeologist, explorer

About this oral history

Interview ID #OH 1100
Date(s) of interview , , ,
DescriptionGeologist, explorer. His experiences concerning his work in mineral exploration and drawing geological maps for various governments in South America, 1929-75. Geological consultant to governments of Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, and Peru; research geologist for governments of Bolivia, Ecuador, Uruguay, and Venezuela; coal and oil discoveries; completion of the first geological map of South America, 1944; views on evolution and religion; archeological discoveries; geological activities in Texas, Alaska, and West Africa.
Interviewer(s)John Daniels, Ben Levin, Melinda Levin
Physical Description232 pp. plus documents (11 pp.)
Terms of UseOpen