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British geologist, born in Northleach, Gloucestershire. He studied at St John’s College, Cambridge. In 1874, he was awarded the Sedgwick Prize for his study of lower-level greensand, a form of sandstone. He was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1890, mainly on account of his book British Petrography, written in 1888. He won the Wollaston Medal of the Geological Society in 1905. Teallite is named for him. In 1901, he became the director of His Majesty’s Geological Survey, personally completing much work in north west Scotland. He was knighted in 1916 for his contribution to the survey.
He was a member of the Athenaeum Club, London. He died in Rosendale Road, London, in 1924.
Born: 5 January 1849
Died: 2 July 1924
Gender: Male