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| ⚫ | '''John Gunn''' (Norwich, 1801–1890)<ref name="White1951">{{cite book|author=George Willard White|title=Essays on history of geology|url= |
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| ⚫ | '''John Gunn''' (Norwich, 1801–1890)<ref name="White1951">{{cite book|author=George Willard White|title=Essays on history of geology|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=3vL384vo4EUC|access-date=6 January 2012|year=1951|publisher=Ayer Publishing|isbn=978-0-405-10464-0}}</ref> was an English cleric and [[geologist]], known for his work on the [[Cromer Forest Bed]]. He also established the Norwich Geological Society with [[John Ellor Taylor]] in 1864. |
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==Life== |
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He was the son of the Rev. [[William Gunn (writer)|William Gunn]] of [[Irstead]], Norfolk. He matriculated at [[Exeter College, Oxford]] in 1819, graduating B.A. in 1823 and M.A. in 1827. He became a barrister at [[Lincoln's Inn]], in 1827.<ref>{{alox2|title=Gunn, John}}</ref> |
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In 1829 Gunn was ordained. He became vicar of [[Barton Turf]], and rector of Irstead.<ref>{{CCEd |type=person |id=110252 |name=Gunn, John |year1=1829 |year2=1829 |accessed=17 October 2017 }}</ref> He married in 1830 [[Harriet Gunn|Harriet Turner]], daughter of [[Dawson Turner]].<ref>{{cite ODNB|id=27846|first=Angus|last=Fraser|title=Turner, Dawson}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www4.wlv.ac.uk/btw/authors/1062|title=Harriet Gunn (Author), British Travel Writing|access-date=17 October 2017|archive-date=17 October 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171017150714/http://www4.wlv.ac.uk/btw/authors/1062|url-status=dead}}</ref> |
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==Notes== |
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==References== |
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* Obituary in: {{Cite PSM|wstitle=Obituary Notes|month-and-year=August 1890|volume=37}} |
* Obituary in: {{Cite PSM|wstitle=Obituary Notes|month-and-year=August 1890|volume=37}} |
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Latest revision as of 14:44, 3 April 2024
John Gunn (Norwich, 1801–1890)[1] was an English cleric and geologist, known for his work on the Cromer Forest Bed. He also established the Norwich Geological Society with John Ellor Taylor in 1864.
Life
[edit]He was the son of the Rev. William Gunn of Irstead, Norfolk. He matriculated at Exeter College, Oxford in 1819, graduating B.A. in 1823 and M.A. in 1827. He became a barrister at Lincoln's Inn, in 1827.[2]
In 1829 Gunn was ordained. He became vicar of Barton Turf, and rector of Irstead.[3] He married in 1830 Harriet Turner, daughter of Dawson Turner.[4][5]
Notes
[edit]- ^ George Willard White (1951). Essays on history of geology. Ayer Publishing. ISBN 978-0-405-10464-0. Retrieved 6 January 2012.
- ^ Foster, Joseph (1888–1892). . Alumni Oxonienses: the Members of the University of Oxford, 1715–1886. Oxford: Parker and Co – via Wikisource.
- ^ "Gunn, John (1829–1829)". The Clergy of the Church of England Database 1540–1835. CCEd Person ID 110252. Retrieved 17 October 2017.
- ^ Fraser, Angus. "Turner, Dawson". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/27846. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
- ^ "Harriet Gunn (Author), British Travel Writing". Archived from the original on 17 October 2017. Retrieved 17 October 2017.
References
[edit]- Obituary in: . Popular Science Monthly. Vol. 37. August 1890.
External links
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Works by or about John Gunn at Wikisource
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