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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| |
'''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== |
==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>[[s:Alumni Oxonienses: the Members of the University of Oxford, 1715-1886/Gunn, John]]</ref> |
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>[[s:Alumni Oxonienses: the Members of the University of Oxford, 1715-1886/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 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| |
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 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}}</ref> |
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==Notes== |
==Notes== |
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Revision as of 18:47, 12 February 2021
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
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
- ^ George Willard White (1951). Essays on history of geology. Ayer Publishing. ISBN 978-0-405-10464-0. Retrieved 6 January 2012.
- ^ s:Alumni Oxonienses: the Members of the University of Oxford, 1715-1886/Gunn, John
- ^ "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". Retrieved 17 October 2017.
References
- Obituary in: . Popular Science Monthly. Vol. 37. August 1890.
External links
Works by or about John Gunn at Wikisource
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