Wilfred Hudleston Hudleston

Wilfred Hudleston Hudleston ( born June 2, 1828 in York, † January 29, 1909 in West Holme, Dorset; born Simpson, also Wilfrid Hudleston Hudleston ) was a British geologist.

Life

Wilfred Hudleston was the eldest son of the physician John Simpson and Elizabeth Ward, daughter of Thomas Ward and Eleanor Hudleston. The Simpson family took in 1867 the name Hudleston. He received his education first at the St. Peter 's School in York, then moved to Uppingham and finally to the St. John's College, Cambridge, where he in 1850 the degree of BA and 1853 of the M. A. obtained.

Hudleston was studied life amateur geologist, as he had to pursue any regulated profession because of the family's wealth. During his studies, he first turned to ornithology, and made ​​several extended study trips, such as to Lapland, Algeria, Greece and Turkey. From 1862 to 1867 he studied natural history and chemistry at the University of Edinburgh and the Royal College of Chemistry in London. He heard among others geology with Adam Sedgwick at Cambridge, but was initially undecided whether he should devote his scientific goals of chemistry or geology. His decision to geology was his collaboration with paleontologist John Morris from University College London.

Hudleston lived in London, but spent part of the year on his estates in Dorset and Yorkshire. Since 1880 he was married to Rose Heywood Benson of Little Thorpe. As a wealthy man, he was able to finance his geological research itself, and was among other things, known by its mineral and fossil collection, which he kept in his house in South Kensington. Although his interest was mainly devoted to paleontology, he also participated in the general geological discussions such as the controversy over the geological nature of the Scottish Highlands, published papers on issues of Geology Africa, India and Syria, and was devoted to the summary and presentation of current research in review articles. In total, he has published more than 60 scientific papers.

In addition to his research, he took active part in the Geological Society of London life. 1881 to 1883 he took over the presidency of the Geologists ' Association, after he had from 1874 to 1876 already been Secretary of the Association, which formed a rallying point for amateur geologists. In 1884 he was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society. He was from 1886 to 1890 secretary and 1892 to 1894 President of the Geological Society of London, and was awarded the Wollaston Medal of the Society in 1897. 1906 he donated the 1908 completed construction of the Dove Marine Laboratory in Cullercoats, Northumberland, now a part the University of Newcastle, after the original building was destroyed in 1904 by fire.

Works

  • The Yorkshire Oolites. Part I. Proceedings of the Geologists ' Association, 1874
  • The Yorkshire Oolites. Part II The Middle Oolites: Introduction and Section I. Proceedings of the Geologists ' Association, 1876
  • On Deep -Sea investigation & c. 1881
  • Contributions to the Palaeontology of the Yorkshire Oolites. Geological Magazine, Vol 1, pp. 49-63, 1884
  • Fossil shells from S. Australia. & New trilobites from South Australia. In: Henry Woodward: Wing of a neuropterous insect from Australia. London: Trubner & Co. 1884
  • British Jurassic Gasteropoda. Printed for the Palaeontographical society, 1887-1896
  • On the Eastern Margin of the North Atlantic Basin. Geological Magazine, Vol 6, pp. 146-157. 1899
Bachelor's degree John Morris (geologist) Newcastle University
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