Karl Limper Geology Museum
Encyclopedia
The Karl Limper Geology Museum is located in Shideler
Hall at Miami University
in Oxford, Ohio
. It is in room 008, which is the lowest level of the building. The museum
was established in 1968 and contains a collection of ore minerals, meteorites, and a 16 inch trilobite
. Much of the basis of the collection was collected by William H. Shideler
, founder of Miami's geology program. The museum was funded by donations from alumni including James Wolff.
William H. Shideler
William Henry "Doc" Shideler was an American geologist who was founder and longtime chair of the department of geology at Miami University and was a founder of the national college fraternity, Phi Kappa Tau.-Early life and education:His family moved to Hamilton, Ohio, when he was quite young...
Hall at Miami University
Miami University
Miami University is a coeducational public research university located in Oxford, Ohio, United States. Founded in 1809, it is the 10th oldest public university in the United States and the second oldest university in Ohio, founded four years after Ohio University. In its 2012 edition, U.S...
in Oxford, Ohio
Oxford, Ohio
Oxford is a city in northwestern Butler County, Ohio, United States, in the southwestern portion of the state. It lies in Oxford Township, originally called the College Township. The population was 21,943 at the 2000 census. This college town was founded as a home for Miami University. Oxford...
. It is in room 008, which is the lowest level of the building. The museum
Museum
A museum is an institution that cares for a collection of artifacts and other objects of scientific, artistic, cultural, or historical importance and makes them available for public viewing through exhibits that may be permanent or temporary. Most large museums are located in major cities...
was established in 1968 and contains a collection of ore minerals, meteorites, and a 16 inch trilobite
Trilobite
Trilobites are a well-known fossil group of extinct marine arthropods that form the class Trilobita. The first appearance of trilobites in the fossil record defines the base of the Atdabanian stage of the Early Cambrian period , and they flourished throughout the lower Paleozoic era before...
. Much of the basis of the collection was collected by William H. Shideler
William H. Shideler
William Henry "Doc" Shideler was an American geologist who was founder and longtime chair of the department of geology at Miami University and was a founder of the national college fraternity, Phi Kappa Tau.-Early life and education:His family moved to Hamilton, Ohio, when he was quite young...
, founder of Miami's geology program. The museum was funded by donations from alumni including James Wolff.