Frederick Drew
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Timeline
| Date | Details |
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| 1836 | Born at Southampton, August 11th. Educated at private school kept by his father in Southampton. |
| 1853 | Entered Royal School of Mines. Took Duke of Cornwall’s Scholarship, a Royal Scholarship and Edward Forbes Medal. |
| 1855 | Left School of Mines and joined Geological Survey as Assistant Geologist. Worked chiefly in south-east England. (Geol.1861). |
| 1855-1862 | Paper on Hasting Sands (Q.J.G.S. 1861). Account of geology of Folkestone, Rye and Romney Marsh (Memoir 1864). Proposed subdivisions of the Hastings Sands which were accepted – and introduced modifications in classification of Lower Cretaceous in Wealden a |
| 1858 | Elected F.G.S. |
| 1862 | Resigned from Survey. |
| Accepted appointment as Geologist to Maharaja of Kashmir. | |
| Appointed to Governorship of Jummu and subsequently of Ladak. | |
| Published results of work in Kashmir: | |
| 1872 | Returned to England. Elected F.R.G.S. |
| 1873 | Q.J.G.S. vol XXIX p.441. |
| 1875 | “The Jummu of Kashmir Territories, a geographical account”. |
| 1875 | Accepted a Mastership at Eton. |
| 1877 | “Northern barrier of India”. |
| 1891 | Died October 25th. |
Biographies and obituaries
Frederick Drew — Wikipedia article
Geikie, A. Obituary - Frederic Drew. [In Anniversary Address.]. Proceedings of the Geological Society in Quarterly Journal of the Geological Society. v. 48 p.49-50. 1892
Obituary - Frederick Drew, F.G.S., F.R.G.S. Born 11th August 1836, died 25th October 1891. Geologists Magazine. New Series. v. 9 p.142-144. 1892
Drew, Frederick (1836–1891) by E. M. Lloyd, revised by Andrew Grout https://doi.org/10.1093/ref:odnb/8048
Drew, Frederick — Sotonopedia article
Publications
Drew, F.. Etheridge, R.. Museum of Practical Geology. 1864. The geology of the country between Folkestone and Rye, including the whole of Romney Marsh (Sheet 4). - London: HMSO. - (Memoir (Sheet) Geological Survey of Great Britain (England & Wales) - Old Series)
Topley, W.. Aveline, W.T.. Bristow, H.W.. Drew, F.. Etheridge, R.. Foster, C.L.N.. Gould, C.. 1875. The geology of the Weald (parts of the counties of Kent, Surrey, Sussex and Hants) (in part from the notes and mss of HW Bristow, WT Aveline, F Drew, C Gould and CLN Foster) (list of fossils revised by R Etheridge). - London: HMSO. (Memoir (District) Geological Survey of GB)
Drew, F.. International Geological Congress. Notes pour l'excursion a Windsor et a Eton
BGS archives
| Ref No | Title | Description |
|---|---|---|
| BCRA/207Y/D/13 | Spring Trap Cave, Kettlewell. | Report with sketch-survey |
| GSM/DC/A/C/5/371 | F Drew: Mentioned in letter of De la Beche. | |
| GSM/DC/A/C/6/242 | F Drew: Minute of appointment. | |
| GSM/DC/A/C/7/197 | F Drew: Minute of promotion. | |
| GSM/DC/A/C/7/199 | F Drew: Mentioned in letter of Murchison. | |
| GSM/DC/A/C/7/204 | F Drew: Letter on appointment to India. | |
| GSM/GL/Dz | F Drew | |
| GSM/GL/Tp/3 | Notes on the geology of the Weald: rough notes by W.Topley, F.Drew, C.Gould, W.Whitaker and... |