Royal Geological Society of Cornwall
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The Royal Geological Society of Cornwall is a geological society based in Cornwall
in the United Kingdom
. It was founded in 1814 to promote the study of the geology of Cornwall
, and is the second oldest geological society in the world.
The first President of the society was Davies Gilbert
,, the first Secretary John Ayrton Paris
, and other notable members include Humphry Davy
(some of whose papers are held by the Society), and William Gregor
, who discovered titanium
.
The society is based in Penzance
.
in 1896. It was awarded in 1948 to Sir Arthur Russell, 6th Baronet
.
Cornwall
Cornwall is a unitary authority and ceremonial county of England, within the United Kingdom. It is bordered to the north and west by the Celtic Sea, to the south by the English Channel, and to the east by the county of Devon, over the River Tamar. Cornwall has a population of , and covers an area of...
in the United Kingdom
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
. It was founded in 1814 to promote the study of the geology of Cornwall
Geology of Cornwall
The Geology of Cornwall is dominated by its granite backbone, part of the Cornubian batholith, formed during the Variscan orogeny. Around this is an extensive metamorphic aureole formed in the mainly Devonian slates that make up most of the rest of the county...
, and is the second oldest geological society in the world.
The first President of the society was Davies Gilbert
Davies Gilbert
Davies Gilbert FRS was a British engineer, author, and politician. He was elected to the Royal Society on 17 November 1791 and served as President of the Royal Society from 1827 to 1830....
,, the first Secretary John Ayrton Paris
John Ayrton Paris
John Ayrton Paris, FRS was a British physician. He is most widely remembered as the probable inventor of the thaumatrope, which he used to demonstrate persistence of vision to the Royal College of Physicians in London in 1824; at about this time he wrote a book entitled Philosophy in sport made...
, and other notable members include Humphry Davy
Humphry Davy
Sir Humphry Davy, 1st Baronet FRS MRIA was a British chemist and inventor. He is probably best remembered today for his discoveries of several alkali and alkaline earth metals, as well as contributions to the discoveries of the elemental nature of chlorine and iodine...
(some of whose papers are held by the Society), and William Gregor
William Gregor
William Gregor was the British clergyman and mineralogist who discovered the elemental metal titanium.-Early years:...
, who discovered titanium
Titanium
Titanium is a chemical element with the symbol Ti and atomic number 22. It has a low density and is a strong, lustrous, corrosion-resistant transition metal with a silver color....
.
The society is based in Penzance
Penzance
Penzance is a town, civil parish, and port in Cornwall, England, in the United Kingdom. It is the most westerly major town in Cornwall and is approximately 75 miles west of Plymouth and 300 miles west-southwest of London...
.
Notable people associated with the society
- Francis Arthur BatherFrancis Arthur BatherFrancis Arthur Bather FRS was a British palaeontologist, geologist and malacologist.Bather joined the Department of Geology at the Natural History Museum in 1887...
(1863–1934), palaeontologist, geologist and malacologist. - Edward BudgeEdward Budge-Life:He was the son of John Budge, and was a native of Devon. He was educated at Saffron Walden, Essex, and was admitted at Christ's College, Cambridge, on 14 March 1820, when twenty years old. In 1824 he took the degree of B.A., and in the same year was ordained deacon by the bishop of Exeter...
(1800–1865), geologist and theologian. - Elizabeth Catherine Thomas CarneElizabeth Catherine Thomas CarneElizabeth Catherine Thomas Carne , author, fifth daughter of Joseph Carne, F.R.S., was born at Rivière House, in the parish of Phillack, Cornwall, United Kingdom, on 16 Dec...
(1817–1873), geologist and author. - Joseph CarneJoseph CarneJoseph Carne was a British geologist and industrialist.-Early life:Carne was born at Truro, Cornwall, United Kingdom, the eldest son of William Carne, a banker, and was educated at the Wesleyan school, Keynsham, near Bristol. His younger brother was John Carne...
(1782-1858), geologist. - Richard Quiller CouchRichard Quiller CouchRichard Quiller Couch, , British naturalist, eldest son of Jonathan Couch, was born at Polperro, Cornwall, UK on 14 March 1816. After receiving a medical education under his father and at Guy's Hospital, London, where he gained several honours and prizes and obtained the ordinary medical...
(1816–1863), naturalist and medical practitioner. - Richard EdmondsRichard Edmonds (scientist)Richard Edmonds was a notable British scientific writer of the Victorian period.-Biography:Edmonds, the eldest son of Richard Edmonds , was born on 18 September 1801. He was educated in the grammar schools at Penzance and Helston. Articled as an attorney with his father in 1818, he qualified in...
(1801–1886), antiquary and geologist. - John ForbesJohn Forbes (physician)Sir John Forbes FRCP FRS was a distinguished Scottish physician, famous for his translation of the classic French medical text, De L'Auscultation Mediate by René Laennec, the inventor of the stethoscope...
(1787-1861), physician to Queen Victoria. - John HawkinsJohn Hawkins (geologist)John Hawkins was a geologist, traveller and writer,He was the youngest son of Thomas Hawkins of Trewinnard, St Erth, Cornwall, M.P. for Grampound, by Anne, daughter of James Heywood of London...
(1761–1841), traveller and geologist. - John MaweJohn MaweJohn Mawe was a British mineralogist who became well known for his practical approach to the discipline.-Biography:Mawe was born in Derby in 1764 to Samuel Maw. His mother died when he was ten and he was raised by his father's second wife, Francis . In early life he appears to have spent fifteen...
(1766–1829), mineralogist and dealer in minerals. - Matthew Paul MoyleMatthew Paul MoyleMatthew Paul Moyle , meteorologist and writer on mining, second son of John Moyle, by Julia, daughter of Jonathan Hornblower, was born at Chacewater, Cornwall, 4 October 1788, and educated at Guy's and St...
(1788–1856), surgeon and geologist. - John RogersJohn Rogers (divine)John Rogers , divine was born at Plymouth on 17 July 1778. He was the eldest son of John Rogers, the M.P. for Penryn and Helston and Margaret, daughter of Francis Basset....
(1778–1856), Anglican clergyman and biblical scholar.
Bolitho Medal
The society awards the Bolitho Medal for notable achievement in geology. The first award was made to Robert EtheridgeRobert Etheridge
Robert Etheridge was an English geologist and palaeontologist.-Biography:Etheridge was born at Ross-on-Wye, in Herefordshire. After an ordinary school education in his native town, he obtained employment in a business house in Bristol...
in 1896. It was awarded in 1948 to Sir Arthur Russell, 6th Baronet
Sir Arthur Russell, 6th Baronet
Sir Arthur Edward Ian Montagu Russell, 6th Baronet, MBE, FRS , was a British mineralogist of the 20th century. He was a collector and a collector of collections....
.