- Thomas George Bonney
Thomas George Bonney FRS (
July 27 ,1833 atRugeley ,Staffordshire -December 10 ,1923 atCambridge ) was an Englishgeologist .Bonney was the eldest son of the Reverend Thomas Bonney, master of Rugeley Grammar School. He was educated at
Uppingham School andSt John's College, Cambridge , where he graduated as 12th wrangler in 1856, and was ordained in the following year.From 1856 to 1861 he was mathematical master at
Westminster School , and he pursuedgeology only as a recreational activity, mainly in Alpine regions. In 1868 he was appointed tutor at St John's College, Cambridge and lecturer in geology. His attention was specially directed to the study of theigneous andmetamorphic rock s in Alpine regions and in various parts of England (eg:the Lizard inCornwall , atSalcombe and in theCharnwood Forest ),Wales and theScottish Highlands .From 1877 to 1901 he was professor of geology in
University College London . He became secretary and later president of the Geological Society (1884-1886), and also a fellow; secretary of theBritish Association (1881-1885); president of theMineralogical Society . He was president of the Alpine Club, 1881-1883. In 1887, Bonney was appointed honorary canon ofManchester .He was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society on 6 June 1878. [cite web
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title = Bonney; Thomas George (1833 - 1923)
accessdate = 2008-09-22
author = The Royal Society
authorlink = Royal Society
date = 8 June 1878
work = Fellows
publisher = The Royal Society
quote = Election Date: 6/06/1878. [Image of nomination letter] ]Lake Bonney in Antarctica is named after him.
Publications
His purely scientific works are:
* "Cambridgeshire Geology" (1875)
* "The Story of our Planet" (1893)
* "Charles Lyell and Modern Geology" (1895)
* "Ice Work, Past and Present" (1896)
* "Volcanoes" (1899).
*In addition to many papers published in the
Quarterly Journal of the Geological Society andGeological Magazine , he wrote several popular works on Alpine Regions, on English and Welsh scenery, as well as on theological subjects.*
*ee also
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Geology of the United Kingdom References
*David Oldroyd, ‘Bonney, Thomas George (1833–1923)’, [http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/article/31962 Oxford Dictionary of National Biography] , Oxford University Press, 2004
*1911
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