Royal Geological Society of Cornwall
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| Formation | 1814 |
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| Type | Scientific society |
| Headquarters | Penzance, Cornwall, United Kingdom |
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| Website | http://geologycornwall.com/ |
The Royal Geological Society of Cornwall is a geological society based in Cornwall in the United Kingdom. It was founded in 1814[1] to promote the study of the geology of Cornwall, and is the second oldest geological society in the world, after the Geological Society of London which was founded in 1807.[2]
The first President of the society was Davies Gilbert,[3] the first Secretary John Ayrton Paris,[4] and other notable members include Humphry Davy (some of whose papers are held by the Society),[5] and William Gregor, who discovered titanium.[6]
The society is based in Penzance.
Notable people associated with the society
- Francis Arthur Bather (1863–1934), palaeontologist, geologist and malacologist.
- Edward Budge (1800–1865), geologist and theologian.
- Elizabeth Catherine Thomas Carne (1817–1873), geologist and author.
- Joseph Carne (1782-1858), geologist.
- Joseph Henry Collins (1841–1916), mining engineer, mineralogist and geologist[7]
- Richard Quiller Couch (1816–1863), naturalist and medical practitioner.
- Richard Edmonds (1801–1886), antiquary and geologist.
- John Forbes (1787-1861), physician to Queen Victoria.
- John Hawkins (1761–1841), traveller and geologist.
- John Mawe (1766–1829), mineralogist and dealer in minerals.
- Matthew Paul Moyle (1788–1856), surgeon and geologist.
- John Rogers (1778–1856), Anglican clergyman and biblical scholar.
Bolitho Medal
The society awards the Bolitho Medal for notable achievement in geology.[8] The first award was made to Robert Etheridge in 1896. It was awarded in 1948 to Sir Arthur Russell, 6th Baronet.[9]
References
- ↑ Camborne School of Mines Virtual Museum - The Cornubian Orefield
- ↑ Mining schools and Institutes
- ↑ Todd, A. C. (1964). "The Royal Geological Society of Cornwall". In K. F. G. Hosking & G. J. Shrimpton. Present Views of Some Aspects of the Geology of Cornwall and Devon. Penzance: Royal Geological Society of Cornwall. p. 1.
- ↑ Paris, John Ayrton, M.D. (1785–1856), physician, by Norman Moore, Dictionary of National Biography, Published 1895
- ↑ The National Archives | National Register of Archives | Search Results
- ↑ G. C. Boase, ‘Gregor, William (1761–1817)’, rev. Anita McConnell, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 2004; online edn, Oct 2005 accessed 15 Nov 2007
- ↑ Bristow, Colin M. "Joseph Henry Collins 1841-1916". Mineralogical Society. Retrieved 2008-12-14.
- ↑ "William Bolitho Gold Medal Fund". Open Charities. Retrieved 2011-05-17.
- ↑ K. F. G. Hosking & G. J. Shrimpton, ed. (1964). "The William Bolitho Gold Medal". Present Views of Some Aspects of the Geology of Cornwall and Devon. Penzance: Royal Geological Society of Cornwall. pp. iv.
External links
- Royal Geological Society of Cornwall website
- Works by or about Royal Geological Society of Cornwall in libraries (WorldCat catalog)
- National Archives entry for the Royal Geological Society of Cornwall