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William Whitaker (geologist)

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William Whitaker
Born4 May 1836
London
Died15 January 1925
Croydon
NationalityBritish
Alma materUniversity College, London
Known forHydrogeology
SpouseMary Whitaker (Nee Keogh)
AwardsMurchison Medal (1886)
Prestwich Medal (1906)
Wollaston Medal (1923)
Scientific career
FieldsGeologist

William Whitaker (4 May 1836 in London[1] – 15 January 1925 in Croydon) was a British geologist.

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Early life

He was educated at St Albans School and University College, London, where he gained a degree in chemistry in 1855.

Career

He became a geologist, specializing initially in water surveying and mapping. His thorough research, wide knowledge, and his numerous publications, especially his The Geology of London and of Part of the Thames Valley (1889) has led some to call him “the father of English hydrogeology”. He retired in 1896 but continued to work as a water engineer.

... The long lines of escarpment which stretch across several parts of England were formerly considered to be undoubtedly ancient coast-lines; but now we know that they stand up above the general surface merely from resisting air, rain and frost better than the adjoining formations. It has rarely been the good fortune of a geologist to bring conviction to the minds of his fellow-workers on a disputed point by a single memoir; but Mr. Whitaker, of the Geological Survey of England, was so fortunate when, in 1867, he published his paper "On sub-aerial Denudation, and on Cliffs and Escarpments of the Chalk." ....[2]

Honours

He was elected fellow of the Geological Society in 1859, and FRS in 1883. He was president of numerous societies, including both the Geologists’ Association and the Geological Society, and was a recipient of the latter’s Murchison Medal in 1886 and Wollaston Medal in 1923. He died in Croydon, Surrey.[3]

Further reading

Oxford Dictionary of National Bibliography

References

  1. ^ Addison, Henry Robert; Oakes, Charles Henry; Lawson, William John; Sladen, Douglas Brooke Wheelton (1905). "WHITAKER, William". Who's Who. Vol. 57. p. 1719.
  2. ^ Darwin, Charles (1896). The formation of vegetable mould, through the action of worms, with observations on their habits. New York: D. Appleton & Co. p. 232.
  3. ^ Transactions of the Institution of Mining Engineers. Vol. LXIX.- 1924-1925, London 1925, page 200

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