Please answer the following question: Facts: - death place: fairfax , virginia , usa - caption: peck as director of usgs , 1981 -- 1993 - work institutions: u.s. geological survey - death date: 21 august 2005 - field: geology , volcanology - birth date: 28 march 1929 - name: dallas l. peck - nationality: american - image: dallas_lynn_peck . jpg - birth place: cheney , washington , usa - alma mater: california institute of technology harvard university Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of dallas lynn peck .
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dallas lynn peck -lrb- march 28 , 1929 -- august 21 , 2005 -rrb- was an american geologist and vulcanologist .peck was a native of cheney , washington .he received his bachelor 's -lrb- 1951 -rrb- and master 's -lrb- 1953 -rrb- degrees in geology from the california institute of technology .he received a doctorate in geology from harvard university in 1960 .