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Harvey Seeley Mudd (30 August 1888– 12 April 1955) was a mining engineer and founder, investor, and president of Cyprus Mines Corporation, a Los Angeles–based international enterprise that operated copper mines on the island of Cyprus.〔Lavender, David (1962). ''The story of the Cyprus Mines Corporation''. San Marino, CA: Huntington Library. .〕 The science and engineering college Harvey Mudd College was named in memory of him. He was also a vice president of the Board of Trustees for the California Institute of Technology.〔(Caltech, ''C.I.T. News'' )〕 His father, Colonel Seeley W. Mudd, was also a mining engineer. In 1907 he developed the Ray Copper Mine in Arizona, which is still in production. Harvey S. Mudd is interred at Forest Lawn Memorial Park Cemetery, Glendale, California. ==Early life== Harvey Mudd was born in Leadville, Colorado, in 1888. Mudd's father, Colonel Seeley W. Mudd, was the manager of the Small Hopes silver mine in Leadville. Mudd's mother was Della Mullock Mudd. Harvey Mudd had a younger brother, Seeley G. Mudd (1895–1968), who became a physician and cancer researcher at the California Institute of Technology. Seeley G. Mudd was later professor and dean at the School of Medicine at the University of Southern California.〔Nancy M. Shader and Christopher Shannon, ("Who was Seeley G. Mudd?" ) Princeton University.〕 In 1902, Col. Seeley Mudd moved his family to Los Angeles, California,〔(Harvey Mudd Obituary, Caltech ''Engineering and Science'', Volume 18:8, May 1955 )〕 where Col. Mudd worked as a consulting engineer for the Guggenheim Exploration Company.〔(Mining Hall of Fame )〕 Harvey Mudd attended Stanford University for two years. He then transferred to Columbia University. He received a degree in mining engineering in 1912.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Harvey Seeley Mudd」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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