Howard A. Meyerhoff (1899-1982), a geologist, was professor of geology at Smith College from 1925 to 1949, administrative secretary and chair of the editorial board for the American Association for the Advancement of Science form 1949 to 1953, a member of the Scientific Manpower Commission fro m1953 to 1965, and head of the geology deparment at the University of Pennsylvania fro m1962 to 1967. He was also chairman of the board of Propper-McCallum Hosiery Co. from 1938 to 1947, a mediator for the National War Labor Board from 1943 to 1944, a founder of GeoSurveys, Inc., an expert on copyright, a founder of the Northeastern Section of the Geological Society of America, an invenstor in mining ventures and a consultant. Meyerhoff was an authority on the geology of Puerto Rice and the Caribbean Basin and a critic of the plate tectonic and continental theories. He was author of numberous articles, including some which his son A.A. Meyerhoff was the co-author.