John Smith Flett Sir
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Timeline
| Date | Details |
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| 1869 | Born |
| 1901 | Geologist |
| 1903 | District Geologist (Petrographer) |
| 1909 | Bigsby Medal |
| 1911 | Assistant to the Director (Scotland) |
| 1912-1913 | President, Edinburgh Geological Society |
| 1913 | Fellow Royal Society |
| 1916 | President, Edinburgh Geological Society |
| 1917 | Bolitho Medal |
| 1918 | Order of the British Empire |
| 1920 | Director |
| 1925 | Knight of the British Empire |
| 1930-1933 | President of the Mineralogical Society |
| 1933-1934 | President, Edinburgh Geological Society |
| 1935 | Wollaston Medal |
| 1935 | Retired |
| 1947 | Died |
Biographies and obituaries
VIII. The Geological Survey under Sir John Smith Flett, 1920–1935 From: Flett, J.S. 1937. The History of the Geological Survey of Great Britain. London: His Majesty’s Stationery Office.
1920 Flett succeeds to Directorship From: Bailey, Sir Edward. Geological Survey of Great Britain. London: Thomas Murby, 1952.
Spencer, L.J. Obituary - Sir John Smith Flett. Born 26th June 1869, died 26th January 1947. Mineralogical Magazine v. 28 (199) 1947.
Macgregor, M. Obituary - Sir John Smith Flett (Director of the Geological Survey and Museum). Proceedings of the Geological Society in Quarterly Journal of the Geological Society v. 103 1947.
[Anon.] Obituary - Sir John Smith Flett. Born in 1869, died 26th January 1947. Proceedings of the Geologists' Asociation v. 59 (1) 1948.
John Flett (geologist) — Wikipedia article
Read, H. H. (1948). John Smith Flett, 1869-1947. Obituary Notices of Fellows of the Royal Society. 5 (16): 688–696. doi:10.1098/rsbm.1948.0006.
The Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. 2004. https://doi.org/10.1093/ref:odnb/33178
Biographical Index of Former Fellows of the Royal Society of Edinburgh 1783–2002 Part 1. The Royal Society of Edinburgh. July 2006.
Publications
79 works listed in the BGS Library catalogue
BGS archives
| Ref No | Title | Description |
|---|---|---|
| GSM/DR/By | Edward B.Bailey | Bailey joined the Survey in 1902 and was immediately sent to Scotland.He became District... |
| 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 | John Smith Flett | Flett had joined the Survey in 1901 as Petrographer and had been Assistant Director in Scotland... |
| GSM/DR/Ft/A/2 | Correspondence on range of issues: letters to Bromehead, C.Davidson, H.Dewey, Fairley, A.Geikie... | |
| GSM/DR/Ft/A/6 | Notes and papers re obituary notice of Sir John Flett | |
| GSM/DR/Ft/S/3 | Flett's notes on sliced rocks collected by B.N.Peach in the NW Highlands. | |
| GSM/DR/Ft/S/4 | Report on "The Sandlodge Copper Mine, Shetland" by J. Flett dated 25th June 1921. | |
| GSM/DR/Ft/S/8 | Volcanic dust samples from Soufriere, St Vincent | Collected by [?P W March]. With letter to Flett |
| GSM/DR/Ft/S/9 | Volcanic dust sample from Soufriere, St Vincent | Collected by C H Knowles. With letter to Flett |
| GSM/DR/Ml | W.F.P.McLintock | William Francis Porter McLintock joined the Survey in 1907 as Assistant Curator and transferred... |
| 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/DR/Sm | Bernard Smith | Bernard Smith was born in Grantham on 13 February 1881. In 1900 he went to Sidney Sussex College... |
| GSM/DR/Te | J.J.H. Teall | Jethro Justinian Harris Teall joined the Survey in 1888 as Petrographer, having just published... |
| GSM/GL/An/1 | Correspondence with Flett, Peach, Phemister, H.H. Thomas and others. | |
| 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/Br/5 | Correspondence from Barrow to: Clough, Flett, Peach, Howell, S.V.Wood and others. | Letters about geological succession in Scotland and about boulder clay of Yorkshire. |
| GSM/GL/Cc/5 | Correspondence: letters to Flett and Teall | |
| 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/Gb | W Gibson | Walcot Gibson joined the Survey in 1893 folowing early geological work in Africa. He was closely... |
| GSM/GL/Gn/1 | Correspondence with other geologists inc. C.T.Clough, Flett, B.N.Peach and J.J.H.Teall. | |
| GSM/GL/Ho/8 | Papers relating to his application for the Chair of Geology, Sheffield University. Letters from W... | |
| GSM/GL/Pc/3 | Correspondence with Horne, Flett, Geikie, Phemister, Rudler and Teall | |
| GSM/GL/Ta/3 | Correspondence; letters to Flett, Howe, Kitchin, McLintock and H.H.Thomas | |
| GSM/GL/Th | H.H.Thomas | Herbert Henry Thomas joined the Survey in 1901 and followed Flett as Petrographer in 1911. |
| GSM/GL/Th/1 | Minutes re petrographic work in Scotland sent to J.S.Flett. | |
| GSM/GL/Us/2 | Correspondence with other geologists inc. J.S.Flett, F.H.Hatch, Teall, W.Whitaker and H.B... | |
| GSM/GL/Wl/1 | Letters to Flett, Phemister, Kitchin and Buchan | |
| 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/22 | Letters Of Correspondence Between J S Flett and W B Wright | 1 letter from J S Flett to W B Wright |
| 1 letter from W B Wright to J S Flett | ||
| GSM/GL/Wt/2 | Correspondence: letters to T.Eastwood, J.S.Flett, E.M.Guppy, G.H.Mitchell, J.Pringle, C.J... | |
| GSM/GX/Ad/1 | Photograph Album "Views Taken in West Indies in 1902" | Includes photographs of volcanoes La Soufrière, St Vincent and Montagne Pelée, Martinique... |
| GSM/GX/Bn/1 | Correspondence to other geologists inc. Flett and Sollas. | |
| GSM/MG/A/R/3 | Royal Commission on Museums - misc papers inc evidence given by J.S. Flett re the Geological Museum | |
| 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... | |
| GSM/XG/X/1/6 | Correspondence and songs with suggestions for a brighter 'Summary of Progress' by J.S.Flett re... |
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