Richard Glascott Symes M.A.
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| Date | Details |
|---|---|
| 1901 | Born |
| 1928 | Geologist |
| 1840 | Born May 8th in Kingstown, County Dublin, son of Glascott Symes M.D. Educated at Trinity College, Dublin, M.A. and Engineering degrees. |
| 1863 | Joined Geological Survey of ireland as Assistant Geologist under J.B. Jukes. |
| 1869 | Promoted to Geologist. |
| Surveyed 6 one inch sheets and part of 17 others. | |
| 1874 | Secretary of Section C. at British Association in Belfast. |
| 1878 | Secretary of Section C. at British Association in Dublin. |
| 1890 | Transferred to Scotland on completion of 1 inch survey of Ireland. Surveyed parts of Kintyre and Oban districts. |
| 1900 | Retired from Survey. |
| 1906 | Died July 27th near Dublin. |
Biographies and obituaries
Obituary - Richard Glascott Symes, M.A. Born 8th May 1840, died 27th July 1906. Geologists Magazine. New Series. v. 3 p.432. 1906
Obituary of Richard Glascott Symes by C., R. Published 1906. The Irish naturalist: a monthly journal of general Irish natural history , Vol. XV, No. 11, pp. 249-250, November, 1906
Publications
77 works listed in the BGS Library catalogue
BGS archives
| Ref No | Title | Description |
|---|---|---|
| GSM/GL/Sy | R G Symes |