Joseph Austin Holmes

Joseph Austin Holmes
Joseph Austin Holmes
Born	January 23, 1859; Laurens County, South Carolina
Died	July 13, 1915 (aged 56); Denver, Colorado
Citizenship	American
Alma mater	Cornell University (1881)
Spouse(s)	Margaret C Holmes
	Scientific career
Fields	Geology ; Agriculture
Institutions	U.S. Bureau of Mines (1910–1915); U.S. Geological Survey ; University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill

Joseph Austin Holmes (January 23, 1859 – July 15, 1915) was a geologist and occupational safety and health pioneer, best known as the first director of the U.S. Bureau of Mines. He is the namesake of the Joseph A. Holmes Safety Association created in 1916.

He contracted tuberculosis in 1914 and died of the disease in Denver, Colorado on July 13, 1915.[1]

References

"J. A. HOLMES DIES MARTYR TO MINERS; Director of Federal Bureau of Mines Lost His Health Seeking "Safety for Men." WAS A NOTED GEOLOGIST He Discovered That Dust from Bituminous Coal Was More Dangerous Than Firedamp". The New York Times. 13 July 1915. Retrieved 30 June 2016.

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[1] "J. A. HOLMES DIES MARTYR TO MINERS; Director of Federal Bureau of Mines Lost His Health Seeking "Safety for Men." WAS A NOTED GEOLOGIST He Discovered That Dust from Bituminous Coal Was More Dangerous Than Firedamp". The New York Times. 13 July 1915. Retrieved 30 June 2016.