Harold John Finlay
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Harold John Finlay was a New Zealand
palaeontologist and conchologist
. He was born in Comilla
, India
(now Bangladesh
), on 22 March 1901.
His main research interest was marine and non-marine malacofauna of New Zealand, both recent and fossil. He also specialized on fossil Foraminifera
.
He was the recipient of the Hector Memorial Medal
in 1941.
New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
palaeontologist and conchologist
Conchology
Conchology is the scientific or amateur study of mollusc shells. Conchology is one aspect of malacology, the study of molluscs, however malacology studies molluscs as whole organisms, not just their shells. Conchology pre-dated malacology as a field of study. It includes the study of land and...
. He was born in Comilla
Comilla
Comilla is a city in south-eastern Bangladesh, located along the Dhaka-Chittagong Highway. It is the administrative center of the Comilla District, part of the Chittagong Division. The Eastern Wing of Bangladesh Highway Police is located in Comilla....
, India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
(now Bangladesh
Bangladesh
Bangladesh , officially the People's Republic of Bangladesh is a sovereign state located in South Asia. It is bordered by India on all sides except for a small border with Burma to the far southeast and by the Bay of Bengal to the south...
), on 22 March 1901.
His main research interest was marine and non-marine malacofauna of New Zealand, both recent and fossil. He also specialized on fossil Foraminifera
Foraminifera
The Foraminifera , or forams for short, are a large group of amoeboid protists which are among the commonest plankton species. They have reticulating pseudopods, fine strands of cytoplasm that branch and merge to form a dynamic net...
.
He was the recipient of the Hector Memorial Medal
Hector Memorial Medal
The Hector Memorial Medal is awarded annually for outstanding contribution to the advancement of the particular branch of science. It is awarded by the Royal Society of New Zealand in memory of Sir James Hector...
in 1941.
Further reading
- Rehder H. A. (July) 1952. Harold John Finlay, 1901-1951. The Nautilus 66(1): 30-31.
- Hornbrook N. de B. (July) 1951. The Micropaleontologist. volume 5, number 3.
- Finlay, A. M. (July) 1981. H. J. Finlay, 1901—1951. Geological Society of New Zealand. Newsletter No 53 (July 1981): 29—30
- Hornbrook, N. de B. (December) 1971. Finlay & Marwick. New Zealand Journal of Geology and Geophysics 14, No 4 (Dec. 1971): 640—654
- Hornbrook, N. de B. 1975. Harold J. Finlay (1901-1951). New Zealand's Nature Heritage 59 (1975): facing 1656
External links
- http://www.nzetc.org/tm/scholarly/name-207944.html