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1811 |
Born October 10th at Summerhill, near Birmingham. Educated at Wolverhampton Grammar School and King Edward’s School, Birmingham, and St. Johns College, Cambridge. Studied under Sedgwick. Took B.A. 1836.
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1836 |
Lectured ongeology in various towns in the Midlands and North of England. Undertook geological survey of Charnwood Forest.
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1839 |
Appointed Geological Surveyor of Colony of Newfoundland.
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Results of work there recorded in memoir, with map.
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1841 |
Returned to England.
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Appointed by Admiralty to post of Naturalist on H.M. ship “Fly” for survey of coast of Australia and New Guinea. Studied coral reefs.
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1846 |
Joined Geological Survey and worked in North Wales with Ramsay, Aveline and Salter.
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Undertook survey of South Staffordshire Coalfield Memoir (1859).
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1850 |
Appointed by Murchison to post of Director of Geological Survey of Ireland (vacated by Oldham).
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Completed survey of half of Ireland and 42 memoirs.
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1854 |
Appointed to Lectureship of Geology in Royal College of Science, Dublin.
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1861 |
“Student’s Manual of Geology”.
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Appointed on Royal Coal Commission.
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1869 |
Died August 1st.
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Biographies and obituaries
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Huxley, T.H. Obituary - Joseph Beete Jukes. [In Anniversary Address.]. Proceedings of the Geological Society in Quarterly Journal of the Geological Society. v. 26 p.xxxii-xxxiv. 1870
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A typescript letter about Jukes is held with the ms.
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“Letters of J.B. Jukes”.
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Geological Magazine (1869) p. 430.
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Geology of Yorkshire, Kendall and Wroot p. 415.
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Quarterly Journal Geological Society (1970), in Presidents Address (T.H. Huxley).
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Publications
List of writings: See Appendix ""Letters of J.B. Jukes.
BGS archives
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Description
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GSM/DC/A/C/4/280 |
J B Jukes: Letters on Medlicott's pay. |
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GSM/DC/A/C/4/282 |
J B Jukes: Annual Report for 1850-51. |
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GSM/DC/A/C/4/304 |
J B Jukes: Letters on cost of collecting soils. |
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GSM/DC/A/C/4/328 |
J B Jukes: Letters on soils and subsoils. |
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GSM/DC/A/C/4/334 |
J B Jukes: Annual Report for 1851-52. |
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GSM/DC/A/C/4/394 |
H T De la Beche: Letters: Ireland. Jukes' duties. |
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GSM/DC/A/C/4/394 |
J B Jukes: Letters from De la Beche on his duties. |
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GSM/DC/A/C/6/1 |
J B Jukes: Annual Report for 1852-53. |
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GSM/DC/A/C/6/16,42 |
J B jukesLetters on soils and subsoils. |
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GSM/DC/A/C/6/99 |
J B Jukes: Annual Report for 1853-54. |
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GSM/DC/A/C/6/152,163-166 |
J B Jukes: Letters on papers to learned societies. |
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GSM/DC/A/C/6/169 |
J B Jukes: Letters on fossils for Galway. |
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GSM/DC/A/C/6/204 |
J B Jukes: Minute of appointment as Lecturer in Geology. |
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GSM/DC/A/C/6/271-273 |
J B Jukes: Letters on drift mapping. |
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GSM/DC/A/C/6/338 |
J B Jukes: Letters on messenger required. |
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GSM/DC/A/C/6/347 |
J B Jukes: Letters on palaeontological work. |
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GSM/DC/A/C/6/427 |
J B Jukes: Letters on pay. |
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GSM/DC/A/C/7/26 |
J B Jukes: Letters on Baily's position. |
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GSM/DC/A/C/7/94 |
J B Jukes: Letters on official diaries. |
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GSM/DC/A/C/7/105 |
J B Jukes: Letters on leave of absence. |
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GSM/DC/A/C/7/280-286 |
J B Jukes: Letters on threatened closure of museum. |
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GSM/DC/A/C/7/315-317 |
J B Jukes: Letters on his health. |
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GSM/DC/A/C/7/369 |
J B Jukes: Letters on completion of survey. |
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GSM/DC/A/C/7/453 |
J B Jukes: Letters on Du Noyer's expenses. |
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GSM/DC/A/C/7/470,475,513 |
J B Jukes: Letters on needs of the survey. |
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GSM/DC/A/C/7/473 |
J B Jukes: Letters on duties of staff. |
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GSM/DC/A/C/7/476 |
J B Jukes: Letters on new staff. |
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GSM/DC/A/C/7/477,480,485 |
J B Jukes: Letters on Westropp's examination. |
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GSM/DC/A/C/7/514,5240-534 |
J B Jukes: Letters on accommodation needed in Dublin. |
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GSM/DC/A/C/8/2,10,15 |
J B Jukes: Letters on Housekeeper for new office. |
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GSM/DC/A/C/8/10 |
J B Jukes: Letters on candidates for appointments. |
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GSM/DC/A/C/8/28 |
J B Jukes: Letters on Lecturers at College of Science. |
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GSM/DC/A/C/8/103-105 |
J B Jukes: Letters on leave of absence. |
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GSM/DC/A/C/8/120 |
J B Jukes: Letters on finances of the Survey. |
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GSM/DC/A/C/14/110 |
J B Jukes: Letters on alteration in pay. |
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GSM/DC/A/C/15/204-205 |
J B Jukes: Letters on removal of objects from gallery |
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