Joseph Beete Jukes M.A., F.R.S., etc.
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| Date | Details |
|---|---|
| 1811 | Born October 10th at Summerhill, near Birmingham. Educated at Wolverhampton Grammar School and King Edward’s School, Birmingham, and St. Johns College, Cambridge. Studied under Sedgwick. Took B.A. 1836. |
| 1836 | Lectured ongeology in various towns in the Midlands and North of England. Undertook geological survey of Charnwood Forest. |
| 1839 | Appointed Geological Surveyor of Colony of Newfoundland. |
| Results of work there recorded in memoir, with map. | |
| 1841 | Returned to England. |
| Appointed by Admiralty to post of Naturalist on H.M. ship “Fly” for survey of coast of Australia and New Guinea. Studied coral reefs. | |
| 1846 | Joined Geological Survey and worked in North Wales with Ramsay, Aveline and Salter. |
| Undertook survey of South Staffordshire Coalfield Memoir (1859). | |
| 1850 | Appointed by Murchison to post of Director of Geological Survey of Ireland (vacated by Oldham). |
| Completed survey of half of Ireland and 42 memoirs. | |
| 1854 | Appointed to Lectureship of Geology in Royal College of Science, Dublin. |
| 1861 | “Student’s Manual of Geology”. |
| Appointed on Royal Coal Commission. | |
| 1869 | Died August 1st. |
Biographies and obituaries
Publications
List of writings: See Appendix ""Letters of J.B. Jukes.