Finlay Lorimer Kitchin
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| Date | Details |
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| 1870 | Born December 13th at Whitehaven, only son of William Henry Kitchin. Educated at St. Bees School and St. John’s College, Cambridge (Natural Sciences Tripos). Further course of study under Zittel at Munich. |
| Commenced study of Jurassic material from Kutch, sent for examination by Geological Survey of India. (Dissertation on Jurassic Brachiopoda from Kutch for Ph.D.). | |
| 1894 | Elected F.G.S. |
| 1898 | Appointed Assistant Palaeontologist on Geological Survey. |
| 1901-1902 | Published 2 memoirs of the “Palaeontologia Indica” : Brachiopoda (1901) and Lamellibranchia (1902). |
| Succeeded E.T. Newton as Palaeontologist of the Survey. | |
| 1906 | Awarded Wollaston Fund. |
| 1906-1911 | Served on Council of Geological Society (also 1915-19 and 1926-31). |
| Most important official work: Kent Coalfield with J. Pringle and G.W. Lamplugh (2 memoirs). | |
| 1908 | Results of description of collection of fossils from the Uitenhage series published in “Annals of the South African Museum”. |
| 1923 | Sc.D. |
| 1929 | Elected F.R.S. |
| 1934 | Lyell Medal. |
| 1934 | Died January 20th in St. Thomas’s Hospital. |
Biographies and obituaries
Obituary - Finlay Lorimer Kitchin. Born in 1870, died 20th January 1934. Proceedings of the Geologists Association. v. 46 p.92-94. 1935
Chatwin, C.P. Obituary - Finlay Lorimer Kitchin. Proceedings of the Geological Society in Quarterly Journal of the Geological Society. v. 90 p.lvii-lviii. 1934
Finlay Lorimer Kitchin — Wikipedia article
F., J. Dr. F. L. Kitchin, F.R.S. Nature 133, 350–351 (1934). 2019. https://doi.org/10.1038/133350a0
Kitchin, Dr Finlay Lorimer (palaeontology) Biographical Database of Southern African Science.
Finlay Lorimer Kitchin, 1870-1934. Biographical Memoirs of Fellows of the Royal Society, 1934, Vol. 1(3). https://doi.org/10.1098/rsbm.1934.0019
Publications
Lamplugh, G.W.. Kitchin, F.L.. Pringle, J.. 1923. The concealed Mesozoic rocks in Kent. - London: HMSO.
Kitchin, F.L.. The faunal characters and correlation of the concealed Mesozoic rocks in Kent: Summary of Progress of the Geological Survey of GB and the Museum of Practical Geology for 1918, Appendix 1 p.37-45
Peach, B.N.. Horne, J.. Woodward, H.B.. Clough, C.T.. Barrow, G.. Flett, J.S.. Harker, A.. Kitchin, F.L.. Teall, J.J.H.. Wedd, C.B.. Geological Survey of Great Britain. Scotland. 1910. The geology of Glenelg, Lochalsh and south-east part of Skye (Explanation of one-inch map 71). - Edinburgh: HMSO.
Kitchin, F.L.. South African Museum. Colony of the Cape of Good Hope. Geological Commission. 1908. Invertebrate fauna and palaeontological relations of the Uitenhage Series. - London: West Newman & Co
Kitchin, F.L.. On a new species of thecidea
Lamplugh, G.W.. Kitchin, F.L.. 1911. On the Mesozoic rocks in some of the coal explorations in Kent. - London: HMSO. - (Memoir (District) Geological Survey of GB)
Griffith, C.. Brydone, R.M.. Kitchin, F.L.. 1911. The zones of the Chalk in Hants; with appendices on bourgueticrinus and echinorys... and on a new species of thecidea. - London: Dulau & Co.
Kitchin, F.L.. 1897. Zur Kenntnis der jurassischen Brachiopodenfauna von Kutch .... - Munchen: Kastner & Lossen
BGS archives
| Ref No | Title | Description |
|---|---|---|
| BCRA/201G/A/20 | A new Map of Yorkshire | Print of engraving. |
| GSM/DR/By/S/1 | Correspondence to range of geologists on various issues inc fossils from Mull. | Letters from and to E.B.Bailey inc: Flett, Kitchin, Gibson, B.N.Peach, T.Robertson, H.H.Thomas... |
| GSM/DR/Ft/A/2 | Correspondence on range of issues: letters to Bromehead, C.Davidson, H.Dewey, Fairley, A.Geikie... | |
| GSM/DR/Ml/A/1 | Correspondence including letters to Flett, Kitchin, Phemister, and H.H.Thomas. Also large... | 3 files numbered i, ii and iii |
| GSM/GL/Bm/1 | Correspondence: letters to H.A.Allen, R.Crookall, J.S.Flett, J.A.Howe, F.L.Kitchin, W.F.P... | |
| GSM/GL/Cl/9 | Correspondence from Clough to other geologists: letters to Flett, Kitchin, E.T.Newton, B.N.Peach... | |
| GSM/GL/Cn/1 | Correspondence with other geologists; letters to H.A.Allen, C.H.Dinham, Flett, Kitchin, J.Pringle... | |
| GSM/GL/Ct/4 | Correspondence: letters to H.Allen, E.B.Bailey, Hester, Kitchin, Stubblefield, H.H.Thomas and others | |
| GSM/GL/De/5 | Correspondence: letters to C.H.Dinham, F.L.Kitchin, B.Smith, C.J.Stubblefield, H.A.Allen. | |
| GSM/GL/Di/4 | Correspondence with other geologists: letters to E.C.Bullard, W.Dewar, C.H.Dinham, T.Eastwood, F.l.Kitchin, G.H.Mitchell, J.Pringle, A.Strahan and H.H.Thomas; also some letters to Dixon. | |
| GSM/GL/Ds/1 | Correspondence: letters to S.C.A.Holmes, J.Howe, Kitchin, J. Pringle and F.B.A.Welch | |
| GSM/GL/Ho/10 | Correspondence: letters to C.H.Dinham, Kitchin, G.H. Mitchell and B.Smith | |
| GSM/GL/Jb/3 | Correspondence with other geologists. Including: H.A.Allen, F.H.Hatch, F.L.Kitchin, G.W.Lamplugh, F.W.Rudler, Teall, W.W.Wattts, W.Whitaker and H.B.Woodward. Some letters to Jukes-Browne. | |
| GSM/GL/Jn/1 | Correspondence: letters to E.E.L.Dixon, T.N.George, F.L.Kitchin, W.F.P.McLintock, W.J.Pugh, A.Strahan and H.H.Thomas | |
| GSM/GL/St/7 | Correspondence with Kitchin and Spencer | |
| GSM/GL/Ta/3 | Correspondence; letters to Flett, Howe, Kitchin, McLintock and H.H.Thomas | |
| GSM/GL/We/5 | Correspondence with F.L.Kitchin and E.M.Guppy | |
| GSM/GL/Wl/1 | Letters to Flett, Phemister, Kitchin and Buchan | |
| GSM/GL/Wr/1 | Letters From W B Wright to F L Kitchin | |
| GSM/GL/Wr/2 | Letters From W B Wright | Letters to J S Flett 1911 (1); Letters to F L Kitchin 1921-1933 (108.; Letters to J Pringle 1936… |
| GSM/GL/Wr/29 | Letters From F L Kitchin to W B Wright | 1-10 letters |
| GSM/GL/Wr/30 | Letters From F L Kitchin to W B Wright | 11-20 letters from F L Kitchin to W B Wright; 1 letter from W B Wright to F L Kitchin |
| GSM/GL/Wr/31 | Letters From F L Kitchin to W B Wright | 21-30 letters |
| GSM/GL/Wr/32 | Letters From F L Kitchin to W B Wright | 31-40 letters |
| GSM/GL/Wr/33 | Letters From F L Kitchin to W B Wright | 41-50 letters |
| GSM/GL/Wr/34 | Letters From F L Kitchin to W B Wright | 51-60 letters from F L Kitchin to W B Wright, 2 letters from W B Wright to F L Kitchin |
| GSM/GL/Wr/35 | Letters From F L Kitchin to W B Wright | 61-70 letters |
| GSM/GL/Wr/36 | Letters From F L Kitchin to W B Wright | 71-79 letters; 1 letter from F L Kitchin to [?B] Smith; 1 list of text figures from W B Wright's... |
| GSM/GL/Wy/1 | Correspondence; letters to Chatwin, Eastwood, Kitchin and B.Smith | |
| GSM/GX/Ar/1 | Correspondence: letters to E.B.Bailey, C.P.Chatwin, H.G.Dimes, C.H.Dinham, and replies to E.E.L.Dixon, F.H.Edmonds, F.L.Kitchin, J.Pringle, G.V.Wilson | |
| GSM/GX/Bm/1/5 | Letters from H A Allen, E T Newton, J Pringle and F L Kitchin | With a list of specimens |
| GSM/GX/Bm/1/9 | Letters from Buckman to F L Kitchin | |
| GSM/GX/Bm/1/11 | Letters from F L Kitchin | Also includes various lists, a note from J Pringle and a letter from J A House to Mrs Buckman. |
| GSM/GX/Br/1 | Letters to Kitchin, C P Chatwin, Dixon, Stubblefield and A J Butler and Dinham | |
| GSM/GX/Cb/2 | Correspondence: letters to F.L. Kitchin, J.Rhodes and T.Robertson | |
| GSM/GX/Hr/3/1 | Letters to J Geikie, Kitchin, Allen and H B Woodward | |
| GSM/MG/A/C/13 | Correspondence with British Museum (Natural History); letters from staff of BM inc. F.A.Bather, L.Fletcher, M.C.Stopes and others to Kitchin, Rudler and others. | |
| GSM/MG/A/R/4 | Comments by F.L. Kitchin on the evidence of J.S.Flett and C.Tate Regan given before the Royal... |