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Ward, James | [[James Ward|Ward, James]] | ||
Warren, James Lillie | [[James Lillie Warren|Warren, James Lillie]] | ||
Watts, William Whitehead | [[William Whitehead Watts LL.D., D.Sc., M.Sc., F.R.S.|Watts, William Whitehead]] | ||
[[Charles B. Wedd B.A.|Wedd, Charles B.]] | [[Charles B. Wedd B.A.|Wedd, Charles B.]] | ||
Welch, Francis Brian Awburn | [[Francis Brian Awburn Welch|Welch, Francis Brian Awburn]] | ||
Whitaker, William | [[William Whitaker|Whitaker, William]] | ||
Whitehead, Talbot Haes | [[Talbot Haes Whitehead|Whitehead, Talbot Haes]] | ||
Wild, H. | [[H. Wild|Wild, H.]] | ||
Wilkinson, Sydney Berdoe Neal | [[Sydney Berdoe Neal Wilkinson|Wilkinson, Sydney Berdoe Neal]] | ||
[[William Rudler William I.S.O., F.G.S.|William, William Rudler]] | |||
[[David Hiram Williams|Williams, David Hiram]] | [[David Hiram Williams|Williams, David Hiram]] | ||
Williams, Horace Walter Gilbert | [[Horace Walter Gilbert Williams|Williams, Horace Walter Gilbert]] | ||
Willis, Robert | [[Robert Willis Rev.|Willis, Robert]] | ||
Wills, Leonard Johnston | [[Leonard Johnston Wills M.A.|Wills, Leonard Johnston]] | ||
Willson, Walter Lindsay | [[Walter Lindsay Willson|Willson, Walter Lindsay]] | ||
Wilson, George Victor | [[George Victor Wilson|Wilson, George Victor]] | ||
Wilson, James Simpson Grant | [[James Simpson Grant Wilson|Wilson, James Simpson Grant]] | ||
Wollaston, G. Hyde | [[G. Hyde Wollaston|Wollaston, G. Hyde]] | ||
Woodward, Horace Bolingbroke | [[Horace Bolingbroke Woodward F.R.S., F.G.S.|Woodward, Horace Bolingbroke]] | ||
Wray, Disney Alexander | [[Disney Alexander Wray|Wray, Disney Alexander]] | ||
Wright, William Bourke | [[William Bourke Wright|Wright, William Bourke]] | ||
Wyley, Andrew | [[Andrew Wyley|Wyley, Andrew]] | ||
Wynne, Alfred H. | [[Alfred H. Wynne|Wynne, Alfred H.]] | ||
Wynne, Arthur Beavor | [[Arthur Beavor Wynne|Wynne, Arthur Beavor]] | ||
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Revision as of 18:57, 21 August 2020
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This resource provides brief biographical information for the members of staff who served in the organisation during the first hundred years of its existence.
To mark the centenary of the formation of the Geological Survey, Sir John Flett, Director of the Survey in 1935, wrote 'The First Hundred Years of the Geological Survey'. Published by HMSO in 1937, this work became one of the key texts for anyone carrying out research into the development of the Survey. One section, Appendix 2, provides an invaluable reference list of those who served on the staff of the Survey between 1835 and 1935. The Prefatory Note in Flett's work acknowledges the contribution of Miss E M Guppy in the compilation of the staff list. Library notes provide greater detail
While the list as it appears in the published work provides only brief biographical details for each individual member of staff, the BGS Library Archives include the full MSS notes (GSM1/718) made by Miss Guppy. These notes contain a much fuller entry for each person and give a fascinating insight into the careers of many of the geologists involved, forming the core of this resource.
What's in the Pioneers section?
The Pioneers of the British Geological Survey resource includes:
All names listed in Appendix II of Sir John Flett's history. This includes all staff who were in the Survey before 1900. After 1900 it includes only the scientific staff and not the technical assistants, general assistants, draughtsmen, warders, cleaners, messengers etc.
Information for each member of staff, derived from the extended notes compiled by Miss Guppy with additional amendments and updated information, e.g. obituaries, biographies, photographs and sample signatures. This updating will continue. Additionally, more recent staff are now being included where appropriate.
Bibliography
Flett, J S. 1937. The First Hundred Years of the Geological Survey. (London: HMSO.)
Guppy, E M. 1935. Geological Survey Staff. [Unpublished manuscript.] BGS Archives GSM1/718
Guppy, E M. 2000. BGS Archives GSM1/718, Biographical notes on Geological Survey staff: A transcription of the original archive notes. Selected Documents from the BGS Archives No. 2. British Geological Survey Technical Report WO/00/04. http://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/524542/
Alphabetical list
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | #Q | #R | #S | #T | #U | #V | #W | #X | #Y | #Z |
A
B
Bromehead, Cyril Edward Nowill
C
Cunningham-Craig, Edward Hubert
D
E
Elliott, Eustace George William
F
Fox-Strangways, Charles Edward
G
H
Holmes, Stanley Charles Arthur
I
Ibbetson, Levett Landon Boscawen
J
K
King, William Bernard Robinson
L
Lebour, George Alexander Louis
M
Archibald Gordon MacGregor MC, CG (Belge), DSc, FRSE
McLintock, William Francis Porter
N
O
P
R
S
Skertchly, Sydney Barber Josiah
T
Teall, Jethro Justinian Harris
U
Ussher, William Augustus Edmond
W
William, William Rudler Williams, David Hiram
Williams, Horace Walter Gilbert
Y
Young, John