Henryk B. Stenzel (1899-1980)

Henryk Stenzel

Henryk Bronislaw Stenzel. From a photograph in Ferguson, 1981, courtesy BEG.

Responsible for much of the unique Tertiary collection at NPL, including a type collection of crabs.

Joined the Bureau of Economic Geology (BEG) in 1934, and the Department of Geological Sciences (UTDGS) in 1948.

His collection also includes specimens that span the Cretaceous/Tertiary boundary.

Learn more about Stenzel from Keith Young in AAPG Bulletin; February 1982; v. 66; no. 2; p. 230-231, and investigate some of his research (see p.73).