Knowledge (XXG)

Neville George

Source 📝

907: 254: 42:, the son of Thomas Rupert George, a schoolmaster and ardent socialist, and his wife, Elizabeth Evans, also a teacher. He was educated at Swansea Municipal Secondary School and 264: 379: 944: 993: 963: 329: 968: 514: 220: 998: 69:
gave him a professorship. He stayed in this post until retiral in 1974, serving as Dean of the Faculty of Science 1951 to 1955.
937: 655: 866: 384: 259: 988: 983: 695: 579: 534: 494: 464: 338: 105: 23: 207: 680: 564: 62: 115:
gave him an honorary doctorate (DSc) in 1956. The University of Wales gave him an honorary doctorate (LLD) in 1970.
930: 840: 569: 519: 73: 322: 765: 755: 705: 499: 489: 479: 364: 58: 876: 815: 750: 394: 795: 670: 640: 620: 574: 554: 474: 414: 374: 354: 315: 97: 830: 785: 780: 700: 615: 43: 740: 690: 660: 630: 85: 236: 81: 978: 973: 835: 805: 675: 645: 544: 399: 51: 825: 820: 715: 665: 529: 524: 504: 164: 47: 730: 720: 434: 409: 307: 184: 66: 871: 790: 725: 685: 449: 359: 216: 914: 610: 605: 600: 559: 549: 509: 429: 389: 176: 286: 845: 770: 454: 439: 424: 369: 886: 881: 800: 745: 625: 484: 444: 957: 760: 735: 710: 650: 635: 469: 459: 419: 404: 89: 77: 188: 906: 810: 595: 850: 209:
Biographical Index of Former Fellows of the Royal Society of Edinburgh 1783–2002
101: 93: 539: 118:
George was president of the Geological Society of London from 1968 to 1970.
35: 22:(13 May 1904 – 18 June 1980) was a Welsh geologist. He was president of the 180: 237:"University of Glasgow :: Story :: Biography of Neville George" 92:. He served as Vice President of the Society 1959 to 1961 and won their 122: 39: 112: 54:
to study at postgraduate level gaining a doctorate (PhD) in 1928.
311: 96:
for the period 1975-77. In 1963 he was elected a Fellow of the
146:
In 1932 he married Sarah Hannah Davies. They had no children.
913:
This biographical article about a British geologist is a
50:
graduating BSc in 1924 and MSc in 1926. He then went to
918: 169:
Biographical Memoirs of Fellows of the Royal Society
859: 588: 347: 165:"Thomas Neville George, 13 May 1904 - 18 June 1980" 65:, teaching both Geology and Geography. In 1947 57:From 1930 to 1933 he worked as a geologist for 340:Presidents of the Geological Society of London 938: 323: 215:. The Royal Society of Edinburgh. July 2006. 8: 945: 931: 330: 316: 308: 155: 72:In 1948 he was elected a Fellow of the 61:. In 1933 he gained a professorship at 202: 200: 198: 34:Thomas Neville George was born in the 163:Leake, Bernard E. (1 November 1991). 100:and in the same year was awarded the 7: 903: 901: 917:. You can help Knowledge (XXG) by 14: 994:Alumni of the University of Wales 905: 964:20th-century British geologists 1: 260:Countryside Council for Wales 969:Fellows of the Royal Society 106:Geological Society of London 24:Geological Society of London 63:University College, Swansea 1015: 900: 263:(in Welsh). Archived from 74:Royal Society of Edinburgh 500:Warington Wilkinson Smyth 241:universitystory.gla.ac.uk 76:. His proposers were Sir 46:. He won a place at the 999:British geologist stubs 515:George Douglas Campbell 475:Joseph Ellison Portlock 415:George Bellas Greenough 375:George Bellas Greenough 355:George Bellas Greenough 255:"Thomas Neville George" 98:Royal Society of London 781:William Alexander Deer 701:Herbert Leader Hawkins 291:The Geological Society 181:10.1098/rsbm.1991.0010 44:Swansea Grammar School 741:Walter Campbell Smith 691:Henry Hurd Swinnerton 631:Arthur Smith Woodward 490:Andrew Crombie Ramsay 86:Charles Maurice Yonge 20:Thomas Neville George 59:HM Geological Survey 52:Cambridge University 989:People from Swansea 984:Lyell Medal winners 756:Sydney Hollingworth 716:Herbert Harold Read 540:John Whitaker Hulke 530:Henry Clifton Sorby 525:Peter Martin Duncan 505:Thomas Henry Huxley 48:University of Wales 751:James Stubblefield 706:William Fearnsides 435:Roderick Murchison 410:Roderick Murchison 267:on 30 October 2013 111:The University of 67:Glasgow University 926: 925: 895: 894: 872:Mark Moody-Stuart 766:Frederick Shotton 726:Owen Thomas Jones 686:Owen Thomas Jones 565:Wilfred Hudleston 450:Henry De la Beche 385:William Babington 360:Henry Grey Bennet 287:"Past presidents" 125:on 18 June 1980. 16:British geologist 1006: 947: 940: 933: 909: 902: 611:Archibald Geikie 601:Charles Lapworth 580:William Whitaker 560:Archibald Geikie 555:William Blanford 550:John Wesley Judd 535:Robert Etheridge 510:Joseph Prestwich 495:William Hamilton 465:William Hamilton 430:William Buckland 390:William Buckland 341: 332: 325: 318: 309: 302: 301: 299: 297: 283: 277: 276: 274: 272: 251: 245: 244: 233: 227: 226: 214: 204: 193: 192: 160: 82:Murray MacGregor 1014: 1013: 1009: 1008: 1007: 1005: 1004: 1003: 954: 953: 952: 951: 898: 896: 891: 855: 846:Richard Hardman 841:R. S. J. Sparks 816:Charles Holland 796:Wallace Pitcher 771:Kingsley Dunham 641:George Lamplugh 584: 455:William Hopkins 440:Henry Warburton 425:William Whewell 370:John MacCulloch 343: 339: 336: 306: 305: 295: 293: 285: 284: 280: 270: 268: 253: 252: 248: 235: 234: 230: 223: 212: 206: 205: 196: 162: 161: 157: 152: 144: 131: 32: 17: 12: 11: 5: 1012: 1010: 1002: 1001: 996: 991: 986: 981: 976: 971: 966: 956: 955: 950: 949: 942: 935: 927: 924: 923: 910: 893: 892: 890: 889: 887:Lynne Frostick 884: 882:Richard Fortey 879: 874: 869: 867:Ronald Oxburgh 863: 861: 857: 856: 854: 853: 848: 843: 838: 836:Charles Curtis 833: 831:Anthony Harris 828: 826:Derek Blundell 823: 818: 813: 808: 803: 801:Percival Allen 798: 793: 788: 786:Thomas Westoll 783: 778: 776:Neville George 773: 768: 763: 758: 753: 748: 746:Leonard Hawkes 743: 738: 733: 728: 723: 718: 713: 711:Arthur Trueman 708: 703: 698: 693: 688: 683: 678: 676:Thomas Holland 673: 671:Edmund Garwood 668: 663: 661:Francis Bather 658: 653: 648: 646:Richard Oldham 643: 638: 633: 628: 626:Aubrey Strahan 623: 618: 616:William Sollas 613: 608: 603: 598: 592: 590: 586: 585: 583: 582: 577: 572: 570:Henry Woodward 567: 562: 557: 552: 547: 542: 537: 532: 527: 522: 517: 512: 507: 502: 497: 492: 487: 485:Leonard Horner 482: 477: 472: 467: 462: 457: 452: 447: 445:Leonard Horner 442: 437: 432: 427: 422: 417: 412: 407: 402: 400:William Fitton 397: 392: 387: 382: 377: 372: 367: 362: 357: 351: 349: 345: 344: 337: 335: 334: 327: 320: 312: 304: 303: 278: 246: 228: 222:0-902-198-84-X 221: 194: 154: 153: 151: 148: 143: 140: 139: 138: 130: 127: 31: 28: 15: 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 1011: 1000: 997: 995: 992: 990: 987: 985: 982: 980: 977: 975: 972: 970: 967: 965: 962: 961: 959: 948: 943: 941: 936: 934: 929: 928: 922: 920: 916: 911: 908: 904: 899: 888: 885: 883: 880: 878: 875: 873: 870: 868: 865: 864: 862: 858: 852: 849: 847: 844: 842: 839: 837: 834: 832: 829: 827: 824: 822: 821:Bernard Leake 819: 817: 814: 812: 809: 807: 806:Howel Francis 804: 802: 799: 797: 794: 792: 789: 787: 784: 782: 779: 777: 774: 772: 769: 767: 764: 762: 761:Oliver Bulman 759: 757: 754: 752: 749: 747: 744: 742: 739: 737: 734: 732: 729: 727: 724: 722: 719: 717: 714: 712: 709: 707: 704: 702: 699: 697: 696:Percy Boswell 694: 692: 689: 687: 684: 682: 679: 677: 674: 672: 669: 667: 664: 662: 659: 657: 654: 652: 651:Albert Seward 649: 647: 644: 642: 639: 637: 636:Alfred Harker 634: 632: 629: 627: 624: 622: 621:William Watts 619: 617: 614: 612: 609: 607: 604: 602: 599: 597: 594: 593: 591: 587: 581: 578: 576: 573: 571: 568: 566: 563: 561: 558: 556: 553: 551: 548: 546: 545:Thomas Bonney 543: 541: 538: 536: 533: 531: 528: 526: 523: 521: 518: 516: 513: 511: 508: 506: 503: 501: 498: 496: 493: 491: 488: 486: 483: 481: 480:John Phillips 478: 476: 473: 471: 470:Daniel Sharpe 468: 466: 463: 461: 460:Edward Forbes 458: 456: 453: 451: 448: 446: 443: 441: 438: 436: 433: 431: 428: 426: 423: 421: 420:Charles Lyell 418: 416: 413: 411: 408: 406: 405:Adam Sedgwick 403: 401: 398: 396: 393: 391: 388: 386: 383: 381: 378: 376: 373: 371: 368: 366: 365:William Blake 363: 361: 358: 356: 353: 352: 350: 346: 342: 333: 328: 326: 321: 319: 314: 313: 310: 292: 288: 282: 279: 266: 262: 261: 256: 250: 247: 242: 238: 232: 229: 224: 218: 211: 210: 203: 201: 199: 195: 190: 186: 182: 178: 174: 170: 166: 159: 156: 149: 147: 141: 136: 133: 132: 128: 126: 124: 119: 116: 114: 109: 107: 103: 99: 95: 91: 90:Arthur Holmes 87: 83: 80:, John Weir, 79: 78:A. E. Trueman 75: 70: 68: 64: 60: 55: 53: 49: 45: 41: 37: 29: 27: 25: 21: 919:expanding it 912: 897: 877:Peter Styles 860:21st century 811:Janet Watson 775: 736:William King 721:Cecil Tilley 666:John Gregory 596:Jethro Teall 589:20th century 395:John Bostock 380:Earl Compton 348:19th century 294:. Retrieved 290: 281: 269:. Retrieved 265:the original 258: 249: 240: 231: 208: 172: 168: 158: 145: 134: 129:Publications 120: 117: 110: 71: 56: 38:district of 33: 19: 18: 979:1980 deaths 974:1904 births 851:Robin Cocks 731:George Lees 575:Henry Hicks 175:: 198–217. 135:South Wales 121:He died in 102:Lyell Medal 94:Neill Prize 958:Categories 791:Percy Kent 681:John Green 656:John Evans 520:John Evans 150:References 606:John Marr 36:Morriston 296:27 April 189:72887990 123:Glasgow 104:by the 40:Swansea 219:  187:  142:Family 137:(1970) 113:Rennes 84:, Sir 271:1 May 213:(PDF) 185:S2CID 915:stub 298:2017 273:2015 217:ISBN 88:and 30:Life 177:doi 960:: 289:. 257:. 239:. 197:^ 183:. 173:37 171:. 167:. 108:. 26:. 946:e 939:t 932:v 921:. 331:e 324:t 317:v 300:. 275:. 243:. 225:. 191:. 179::

Index

Geological Society of London
Morriston
Swansea
Swansea Grammar School
University of Wales
Cambridge University
HM Geological Survey
University College, Swansea
Glasgow University
Royal Society of Edinburgh
A. E. Trueman
Murray MacGregor
Charles Maurice Yonge
Arthur Holmes
Neill Prize
Royal Society of London
Lyell Medal
Geological Society of London
Rennes
Glasgow
"Thomas Neville George, 13 May 1904 - 18 June 1980"
doi
10.1098/rsbm.1991.0010
S2CID
72887990



Biographical Index of Former Fellows of the Royal Society of Edinburgh 1783–2002
ISBN

Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.