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Educated at the Philological School conducted by Dr. Abbott. Turner Scholarship. Matriculated at 15. Elected Associate of King’s College. | |
1871 | Became Private Secretary to Poulett Scrope. Recommended by him to Ramsay, then Director of Survey. |
1876 | Poulett Scrope died, and Barrow invited to fill vacancy on Survey staff. |
1896 | Geologist. First worked in E. Yorkshire; made important contributions to literature of Mesozoic rocks. |
Through association with Allan Dick became interested in igneous and metamorphic rocks. | |
Worked at igneous and structural problems in the Eastern Highlands; the first to recognise and map zones of progressive metamorphism. Paper: “On an Intrusion of Muscovite - Biotite - Gneiss...” and others. | |
1900 | Returned to England. Worked in the Cheadle and North Staffordshire Coalfield and later in the granitic and mining areas of Devon and Cornwall. |
1909 | District Geologist for London. Particularly interested in water-supply and in the construction and maintenance of tube railways. |
1912 | Bolitho Medal from Geological Society of Cornwall. |
1913 | Murchison Medal. |
1915 | Retired from Survey. |
1932 | Died July 23rd. |
Biographies and obituaries
Obituary - George Barrow. [1853-1932]. Proceedings of the Geologists Association. v. 44 p.111-112. 1933
Spencer, L.J. Obituary - George Barrow. Born in 1853, died 23rd July 1932. Mineralogical Magazine. v. 23 p.341. 1933
Thomas, H.H. Obituary - George Barrow, born in 1853, died 1932. Proceedings of the Geological Society in Quarterly Journal of the Geological Society. v. 89 p.lxxxvii-lxxxix. 1933
Wilcockson, W.H. Obituary - George Barrow, M.I.M.M., F.G.S. Proceedings of the Yorkshire Geological Society. v. 22 p.242-243. 1934
George Barrow (geologist) - Wikipedia article
BGS archives
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G Barrow: GSM/GL/Bw/29/242, 248 | Letter on his appointment. | |
GSM/DC/A/C/24/40, 45 | G Barrow: Letter on his appointment. | |
GSM/GL/Br | G Barrow | Barrow joined the Survey in 1876. |
GSM/GL/Br/5 | Correspondence from Barrow to: Clough, Flett, Peach, Howell, S.V.Wood and others. | Letters about geological succession in Scotland and about boulder clay of Yorkshire. |
GSM/GL/De/1 | Two maps by H.Dewey: water contour map London; underground contours of the top of Chalk (G.Barrow... | |
GSM/GL/We/6 | Copy letter to G.Barrow re survey of southern Skye | |
GSM/GX/Ga/31 | Map "Barrow in Furness" | 1 inch geological map (Solid) |
GSM/MG/C/9 | Series of papers and files on specimen presentations and donations: Includes details on specific... | Includes: Correspondence and minutes re presentation to Museum of flint implements from... |