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'''Alexander Henry Green''' ([[October 10]], [[1832]] - [[1896]]), [[England|English]] [[geologist]], son of the Rev. Thomas Sheldon Green, master of the [[Ashby Grammar School]], was born at [[Maidstone]]. |
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'''Alexander Henry Green''' [[Fellow of the Royal Society|FRS]] (10 October 1832{{snd}}19 August 1896) was an [[England|English]] [[geologist]]. |
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==Life== |
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He was educated partly at his father's school, [[Ashby-de-la-Zouch]], and afterwards at [[Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge]], where he graduated as sixth wrangler in 1855 and was elected a fellow of his college. In 1861 he joined the [[Geological Survey of Great Britain]], and surveyed large areas of the midland counties, [[Derbyshire]] and [[Yorkshire]]. |
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Green was born at [[Maidstone]] on 10 October 1832, was the eldest son of Thomas Sheldon Green, head-master of the [[Ashby Grammar School]] at [[Ashby-de-la-Zouch]],<ref name="EB1911"/> who had married Miss Derington of Hinckley in Leicestershire. After passing through his father's school he went to [[Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge]], where he was admitted pensioner on 25 June 1851, and graduated as sixth wrangler in 1855.<ref name="EB1911">{{Cite EB1911|wstitle=Green, Alexander Henry|volume=12|page=534}}</ref> Elected a fellow of his college in the same year, he proceeded M.A. in 1858, and resided until 1861.<ref>{{acad|id=GRN851AH|name=Green, Alexander Henry}}</ref> |
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He obtained an appointment on the [[Geological Survey of Great Britain]] in 1861.<ref name="EB1911"/> |
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He wrote (wholly or in part) memoirs on the ''Geology of Banbury'' (1864), of ''Stockport'' (1866), of ''North Derbyshire'' (1869, 2nd ed. 1887), and of the ''Yorkshire Coal-field'' (1878). In [[1874]] he retired from the Geological Survey, having been appointed professor of geology in the [[Yorkshire College]] at Leeds; in 1885 he became also professor of [[mathematics]], while for many years he held the lectureship on geology at the school of military engineering at [[Chatham, Kent|Chatham]]. |
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Here he worked at first on the Jurassic and cretaceous rocks of the midland counties, passing on from them to the carboniferous deposits of [[Derbyshire]], [[Yorkshire]],<ref name="EB1911"/> and the northern counties. |
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In 1874 he left the survey to become professor of geology in the [[Yorkshire College]] at Leeds,<ref name="EB1911"/> and wrote a well-received manual of ''Physical Geology'' in 1876. He also undertook, in 1885, the duties of the chair of mathematics, and was for a time lecturer on geology at the school of military engineering, [[Chatham, Kent|Chatham]].<ref name="EB1911"/> In 1888 he was appointed to the professorship of geology at Oxford in succession to Sir [[Joseph Prestwich]], and received from that university the honorary degree of M.A.{{sfn|Bonney|1901}} |
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Green became a [[Fellow of the Geological Society]] in 1862, and received the [[Murchison Medal]] in 1892. In the latter year he was elected honorary fellow of Gonville and Caius College. In 1886, he was elected a [[Fellow of the Royal Society]],<ref name="EB1911"/> and in 1890 was president of the section of geology at the Leeds meeting of the [[British Association]]. His strength in this science lay in field work and in certain departments of physical geology where his mathematical knowledge was especially helpful. As a teacher and writer he was remarkably clear. In addition to the duties of his chair he undertook much examining and consulting work ; perhaps, indeed, excessive labour shortened his life, for he was most indefatigable and thorough in whatever he took in hand.{{sfn|Bonney|1901}} |
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In the summer of 1896, he had a paralytic stroke, and died on 19 August at his residence, [[Boars Hill]], near Oxford.{{sfn|Bonney|1901}} |
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==Family== |
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He was elected fellow of the [[Royal Society]] in 1886, and two years later was chosen professor of geology in the [[university of Oxford]]. In 1892 he was awarded the [[Murchison Medal]] of the [[Geological Society of London]]. |
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He was twice married: in 1866 to Miss Mary Marsden, from the neighbourhood of Sheffield, who died in 1882; and in 1883 to Miss W. M. Armstrong, a native of Clifton, who survived him. |
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One son and two daughters were the issue of the first marriage, and a son and a daughter of the second, all of whom survived their father.{{sfn|Bonney|1901}} |
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==References== |
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His manual of ''Physical Geology'' (1876, 3rd ed. 1882) is an excellent book. |
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He died at Boars Hill, Oxford, on the 19th of August 1896. |
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A portrait of him, with brief memoir, was published in ''Proc. Yorksh. Geol. and Polytechnic Soc.'' xiii. 232. |
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Latest revision as of 18:16, 28 January 2024
Alexander Henry Green FRS (10 October 1832 – 19 August 1896) was an English geologist.
Life
[edit]Green was born at Maidstone on 10 October 1832, was the eldest son of Thomas Sheldon Green, head-master of the Ashby Grammar School at Ashby-de-la-Zouch,[1] who had married Miss Derington of Hinckley in Leicestershire. After passing through his father's school he went to Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge, where he was admitted pensioner on 25 June 1851, and graduated as sixth wrangler in 1855.[1] Elected a fellow of his college in the same year, he proceeded M.A. in 1858, and resided until 1861.[2]
He obtained an appointment on the Geological Survey of Great Britain in 1861.[1] Here he worked at first on the Jurassic and cretaceous rocks of the midland counties, passing on from them to the carboniferous deposits of Derbyshire, Yorkshire,[1] and the northern counties. In 1874 he left the survey to become professor of geology in the Yorkshire College at Leeds,[1] and wrote a well-received manual of Physical Geology in 1876. He also undertook, in 1885, the duties of the chair of mathematics, and was for a time lecturer on geology at the school of military engineering, Chatham.[1] In 1888 he was appointed to the professorship of geology at Oxford in succession to Sir Joseph Prestwich, and received from that university the honorary degree of M.A.[3]
Green became a Fellow of the Geological Society in 1862, and received the Murchison Medal in 1892. In the latter year he was elected honorary fellow of Gonville and Caius College. In 1886, he was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society,[1] and in 1890 was president of the section of geology at the Leeds meeting of the British Association. His strength in this science lay in field work and in certain departments of physical geology where his mathematical knowledge was especially helpful. As a teacher and writer he was remarkably clear. In addition to the duties of his chair he undertook much examining and consulting work ; perhaps, indeed, excessive labour shortened his life, for he was most indefatigable and thorough in whatever he took in hand.[3] In the summer of 1896, he had a paralytic stroke, and died on 19 August at his residence, Boars Hill, near Oxford.[3]
Family
[edit]He was twice married: in 1866 to Miss Mary Marsden, from the neighbourhood of Sheffield, who died in 1882; and in 1883 to Miss W. M. Armstrong, a native of Clifton, who survived him. One son and two daughters were the issue of the first marriage, and a son and a daughter of the second, all of whom survived their father.[3]
References
[edit] | This article includes a list of general references, but it lacks sufficient corresponding inline citations. (February 2017) |
- ^ a b c d e f g Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 12 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 534.
- ^ "Green, Alexander Henry (GRN851AH)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.
- ^ a b c d Bonney 1901.
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Bonney, Thomas George (1901). "Green, Alexander Henry". In Lee, Sidney (ed.). Dictionary of National Biography (1st supplement). London: Smith, Elder & Co.
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