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Timeline
Date | Details |
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1817 | Born. Dublin. (Lineal descendant of the Chevalier du Noyer. Ancestors came to Ireland as Refugees). |
1834 | Appointed to Geological Branch of Ordnance Survey of Ireland (under General Portlock). |
Later served on Archaeological Section of same service under Petrie. | |
1847 | Joined Geological Survey, Irish branch. |
Contributed to many Memoirs, also papers to Royal Irish Academy, Dublin Geological Society, The Geologist etc. Drawings in memoirs and in “Murchison’s Siluria”, “Juke’s Manual”, “Juke’s Popular Geology” etc. | |
Helped with Griffith’s and McCoy’s palaeontological plates. | |
“The Du Noyer Sketches” – archaeological and geological drawings in 6 volumes. Presented to the Royal Irish Academy. | |
During field work in Dingle, discovered prehistoric city of Faha – account read to British Association and published by the Archaeological Society London. | |
Superintended opening of prehistoric cairns Je Danaan at Lough Creu. Prepared account with drawings (Kilkenny Archaeological Society). | |
Series of papers on Cromlechs in Journal of Historical and Archaeological Association of Ireland. | |
Survey work – connected with work on 48 1 inch sheets and 17 memoirs. Most important memoirs = Explanation of sheets 102, 112, 160, 161, 172, 167, 168, 178, 179, 184, 185, 186. | |
1869 | Died January 3rd at Antrim. |
Biographies and obituaries
George Victor Du Noyer — Wikipedia article
Du Noyer collection Geological Society of Ireland website. Includes photograph of Du Noyer.
Publications
BGS archives
Ref No | Title | Description |
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GSM/DC/A/C/4/130-138 | H T De la Beche: Letters: Ireland. Du Noyer's pay. | |
GSM/DC/A/C/4/130-138, 151, 234 | G V Du Noyer: Letters on his pay. | |
GSM/DC/A/C/4/133-138, 151, 235 | T Oldham: Letter to H T De la Beche about Mr. Du Noyer. | |
GSM/DC/A/C/4/133-138, 235 | G.V. Du Noyer: Letters between T. Oldham and H T De la Beche about him | |
GSM/DC/A/C/4/151 | G V Du Noyer: Letter to T. Oldham. | |
GSM/DC/A/C/6/416 | G V Du Noyer: Letter on possible transfer to India. | |
GSM/DC/A/C/6/422 | G V Du Noyer: Letter on promotion. | |
GSM/DC/A/C/7/453 | J B Jukes: Letters on Du Noyer's expenses. | |
GSM/DC/A/C/7/453-454 | G V Du Noyer: Letters on expenses claims. | |
GSM/DC/A/C/8/30 | G V Du Noyer: Letter on manuscript. | |
GSM/DC/A/C/8/110 | G V Du Noyer: Letter on his death. | |
GSM/DC/A/C/14/216 | G V Du Noyer: Letter on Portlock's library | |
GSM/DC/A/C/15/134 | G V Du Noyer: Letters on expenses claims |