Who is Cloud, Preston (1912–1991) American Historical Geologist,

Geobiologist Preston Cloud was an eminent geobiologist and

paleontologist, who contributed important observations and

interpretations that led to greater understanding of the evolution

of the atmosphere, oceans, and crust of the Earth and,

most important, to understanding the evolution of life on the

planet. Preston Cloud was educated at Yale University and

received his Ph.D. in 1940 for a study of Paleozoic brachiopods.

From there, he moved to Missouri School of Mines

in Rolla, but then returned to Yale University. In 1965 Cloud

moved to the University of California, Los Angeles, then in

1968 he moved to the Santa Barbara campus. In 1979 Cloud

retired, but he remained active in publishing books on life on

the planet and was also active on campus. Preston Cloud

emphasized complex interrelationships between biological,

chemical, and physical processes throughout Earth history. His

work expanded beyond the realm of rocks and fossils, and he

wrote about the limits of the planet for sustaining the exploding

human population, and he recognized that limited material,

food, and energy resources with the expanding activities of

humans could lead the planet into disaster. Preston Cloud was

elected a member of the Academy of Sciences and was an

active member for 30 years. The Preston Cloud Laboratory at

the University of California, Santa Barbara, is dedicated to the

study of pre-Phanerozoic life on Earth.

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