John Smith Flett Sir
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Timeline
| Date | Details |
|---|---|
| 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
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. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/33178.
Biographical Index of Former Fellows of the Royal Society of Edinburgh 1783–2002. 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... |