King Huber
1926-Feb. 24, 2007
Mountain View, California

King Huber, 81, U.S. Geological Survey scientist emeritus, died Feb. 24.

A Mountain View resident, he worked for the USGS for 40 years. He was a fellow of the Geological Society of America and was the author of "The Geologic Story of Yosemite National Park" and "The Yosemite National Park Geologic Map." He had recently completed a new book, "Geological Ramblings in Yosemite," currently being published.

Born in Duluth, Minn., he hunted for agates along the shores of Lake Superior, beginning his interest in geology. He served in the Army in World War II and later received a bachelor's degree in geology at Franklin and Marshall College, where he met his future wife, Nan. They married while he was earning a doctorate degree in geology from Northwestern University.

His first introduction to Yosemite was in 1955 when he and his wife drove up to Tioga Pass and into Yosemite. His work was in the Sierra Nevada for the next 50 years.

After 40 years with the USGS, he retired in 1994 with more than 60 scientific publications to his credit, but he continued to work for the next 13 years as a scientist emeritus.

He is survived by his wife of 56 years, Martha Ann "Nan" Huber; sons, Steven King Huber and Richard Norman Huber; sister, Shirlee Josselyn; and two grandchildren.

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