Warington Wilkinson Smyth M.A., F.R.S.
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| Date | Details |
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| 1817 | Born at Naples, son of Admiral W.H. Smyth D.C.L., F.R.S., etc. and of daughter of British Consul at Naples, Thomas Warington. |
| Educated at Westminster and Bedford Schools and Trinity College, Cambridge. | |
| 1839 | Took B.A. degree. Gained travelling bachelorship and travelled for four years in Germany, Austria, Hungary, European Turkey and Asia Minor, studying mineral products and mining industries. |
| 1844 | Returned to England. |
| 1845 | Appointed to Geological Survey. Memoir Vol. II part 2 (1848), essays in…. |
| 1851 | On formation of Royal School of Mines, became lecturer on mineralogy (till 1881) and mining (till 1890). |
| Appointed Inspector of Mineral Property of the Duchy of Cornwall, then Chief Mineral Inspector to the Crown. | |
| 1856-1866 | Hon. Secretary Geological Society. |
| 1856 | Published “A year with the Turks”. |
| 1866-1867 | President of Geological Society. |
| 1867 | Published “A rudimentary treatise on coal and coal mining”. |
| 1874 | Appointed Chairman of Royal Commission on Accidents in Coal Mines. |
| 1874-1890 | Foreign Secretary of Geological Society. |
| 1887 | Knighted. |
| 1890 | Died June 19th. |
Biographies and obituaries
Obituary - Sir Warington Wilkinson Smyth, M.A., F.R.S. Born 1817, died 19th June 1890. Geologists Magazine. New Series. v. 7 p.383-384. 1890
Obituary. [Source unknown - held with Guppy ms.]
Obituary by F.W. Rudler. [Source unknown - held with Guppy ms.]
Times 20th June 1890. [Copy held with ms.]
Publications
BGS archives
| Ref No | Title | Description |
|---|---|---|
| GSM/DC/A/C/3/138 | W.W. Smyth: Analysis of sand. | |
| GSM/DC/A/C/3/313 | W.W. Smyth: Report on Oldbury and Coppall collieries. | |
| GSM/DC/A/C/3/339 | W.W. Smyth: Annual Progress Reports. | |
| GSM/DC/A/C/3/399 | W.W. Smyth: Annual Progress Reports. | |
| GSM/DC/A/C/4/286 | WW Smyth: Annual Progress Reports. | |
| GSM/DC/A/C/4/339 | W W Smyth: Annual Progress Reports. | |
| GSM/DC/A/C/6/12 | W W Smyth: Annual Progress Reports. | |
| GSM/DC/A/C/6/103 | W W Smyth: Annual Progress Reports. | |
| GSM/DC/A/C/6/513 | W W Smyth: Letter of resignation. | |
| GSM/DC/A/C/8/306-310,332,431,470 | W W Smyth: Letters concerning the administration of the Royal School of Mines. | |
| GSM/DC/A/C/8/310 | W W Smyth: Letter on iron ore from Sierra Leone. | |
| GSM/DC/A/C/11/85 | W W Smyth: Letter accepting employment. | |
| GSM/DC/A/C/12/23 | W W Smyth: Letter on his Cardiganshire report | |
| GSM/DC/A/C/12/120.132 | W W Smyth: Letters on colliery disasters | |
| GSM/DC/A/C/13/170 | W W Smyth: Letter on his employment by the Duchy of Cornwall | |
| GSM/DC/A/C/13/189 | W W Smyth: Letter on his Staffordshire Coalfield report | |
| GSM/GL/Sm | W W Smyth | |
| GSM/MG/C/12/4 | B. Anthony: Letters to W.W. Smyth about Canadian apatite. | |
| GSM/MG/C/12/188 | W.W. Smyth: List of ore specimens from Hungary. | |
| GSM/MG/C/12/200 | W. Templeton: Letter to W.W. Smyth about Penmaenmawr specimens. | |
| GSM/MG/C/12/229 | Wilkins & Weatherby: Letters to W.W. Smyth about iron wire. |