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Lorence Gene "Larry" Collins (born November 19, 1931, in Vernon, Kansas) is an American petrologist, known for his opposition to creationist geological pseudo-science. [1]

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Career

Collins is a professor emeritus of geological sciences at California State University, Northridge. He studied geology at the University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign, where he earned a bachelor's degree in 1953, a master's degree in 1955, and a Ph.D. in 1959. He joined the faculty of San Fernando Valley State College, which later became CSU Northridge, in 1959. [2]

Personal life

Collins was married to the noted biologist Barbara J. Collins until her death in 2013. Together they had five children. [3] [4]

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References

  1. Young, Matt; Strode, Paul (2009). Why Evolution Works (and Creationism Fails). Rutgers University Press. p. 160. ISBN   978-0-8135-4864-7.
  2. "Collins, Lorence G." University Catalog: Geological Sciences Faculty. California State University, Northridge. Retrieved December 9, 2020.
  3. "Longtime CLU biology professor dies: Barbara Collins taught at the university for 50 years". California Lutheran University News and Features. Thousand Oaks, California. May 1, 2013. Retrieved December 29, 2020.
  4. Moore, Jean Cowden (May 1, 2013). "Pioneering CLU professor Barbara Collins dies". Ventura County Star. Retrieved December 29, 2020.