Timeline
Date |
Details
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1833 |
Born.
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1851 |
Entered Royal School of Mines. Studied under Playfair, Ramsay, Forbes, Warington Smyth, Hunt and Percy.
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1853 |
Went to Freiberg Mining Academy for 3 years.
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1855 |
Returned to England. Joined Geological Survey as Assistant Geologist 15th October.
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1858 |
Resigned 31st. March. Appointed to Boundary Commission of N. America. 6 years survey work in Canada and US.
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1863 |
F.G.S. (Served on Council 1874 - 98. Vice-President.)
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1863-1888 |
Government and professional works - mining and metallurgical surveys - explorations abroad.
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1872 |
Sent to report on iron in India (Mem. on Indian Surveys. C.R. Monkham, 1878, p. 224).
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1883 |
Appointed lecturer on metallurgy at Firth College, Sheffield.
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1886 |
Appointed Professor of Metallurgy to the Ordnance College, Woolwich.
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1890 |
Retired.
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1909 |
Died December 5th.
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Examiner to Civil Service Commissioners for appt. of Mine Inspectors.
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Sci. and Art Department and B.Ed. in mining and metallurgy.
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Roy. School of Mines and Camborne Sch. Mines.
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Hon. Member of Chem. Soc., Metall. Soc., Inst of Mining and Metall., Iron and Steel. Inst. Assoc. Member of Inst of Civil Eng., and Royal Sch. Mines. F.G.S.
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Awards: Howard Prize 1897 (Inst. Civ. Eng). Gold Medal 1906 (Inst of Mining and Metall).
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Biographies and obituaries
Obituary - Hilary Bauerman (1833-1909). Mineralogical Magazine. v. 15 p.443-444. 1910
Obituary - Hilary Bauerman, Assoc.M.Inst.C.E., Assoc.R.S.M., F.G.S. Born 1833, died 5th December 1909. Geologists Magazine. New Series. v. 7 p.47-48. 1910
Sollas, W.J. Obituary - Hilary Bauerman, Assoc.M.Inst.C.E., born 1834, died 1909. [In Anniversary Address.]. Proceedings of the Geological Society in Quarterly Journal of the Geological Society. v. 66 p.l-li. 1910
BGS archives
Ref No |
Title |
Description
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GSM/DC/A/C/6/242 |
H Bauerman: Minute of appointment. |
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GSM/DC/A/C/6/524 |
H Bauerman: Instructions of R I Murchison. |
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GSM/DC/A/C/6/524 |
R I Murchison: Instructions for the guidance of Mr. Bauerman. |
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GSM/DC/A/C/6/547 |
H Bauerman: Minute of resignation. |
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GSM/DC/A/C/7/158, 206, 177 |
H Bauerman: Mentioned in letters of Murchison. |
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GSM/DC/A/C/14/156 |
H Bauerman: Mentioned in despatch of Lieut Col. Hawkins |
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GSM/DC/A/C/14/156 |
Lt Col Hawkins: Despatch concerning H. Bauerman |
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