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| 1921|| Oldham, R.D. Obituary - William Augustus Edmond Ussher. [In Anniversary Address.]. Proceedings of the Geological Society in Quarterly Journal of the Geological Society. v. 77 p.lxxiii-lxxiv. 1921 | | 1921|| Oldham, R.D. Obituary - William Augustus Edmond Ussher. [In Anniversary Address.]. Proceedings of the Geological Society in Quarterly Journal of the Geological Society. v. 77 p.lxxiii-lxxiv. 1921 | ||
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| 2013|| Burt, E. 2013. 2013. [http://www.ussher.org.uk/PDF/Burt.pdf W.A.E. Ussher: an insight into his life and character]. Geoscience in South-West England, 13, 165-171. | | 2013|| Burt, E. 2013. 2013. [http://www.ussher.org.uk/PDF/Burt.pdf W.A.E. Ussher: an insight into his life and character]. Geoscience in South-West England, 13, 165-171. | ||
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Revision as of 08:33, 26 July 2020
Timeline
| 1849 | Born July 8th. |
| 1868 | Joined Geological Survey. |
| 1868 | Chief work in south-west Counties – correlations of Trias and Carboniferous of Devon with other parts and succession and subdivision of Devonian rocks (with Champernowne). |
| 1868 | Results in Memoirs. Q.J. papers and Transactions Devon Association. |
| 1892 | Promoted to Geologist. |
| 1909 | Retired. |
| 1914 | Murchison Medal. |
| 1920 | Died March 19th. |
Survey publications
| Memoirs: “Exeter” (1902); “Torquay” (1903); “Kingsbridge” (1904); “Plymouth” (1907); “Quantock Hills” (1908); “Wellington and Chard” (1906); “Ivybridge” (1912); “Newton Abbott” (1913); | |
| Also in part – “Sidmouth” (1911); “Dartmoor” (1912); “Bodmin” (1909); “Lincoln” (1888); “North Lincolnshire and South Yorkshire” (1890). |
Biographies and obituaries
| 1921 | Oldham, R.D. Obituary - William Augustus Edmond Ussher. [In Anniversary Address.]. Proceedings of the Geological Society in Quarterly Journal of the Geological Society. v. 77 p.lxxiii-lxxiv. 1921 |
| 1974 | Dineley, D.L. 1974. W. A. E. Ussher his work in the South-West. Proc Ussher Society 1974 3(1) 189-201. |
| 2013 | Burt, E. 2013. 2013. W.A.E. Ussher: an insight into his life and character. Geoscience in South-West England, 13, 165-171. |
| William Augustus Edmond Ussher Wikipedia article. |