Valentine Ball

Valentine Ball ( CB ) (* July 14, 1843 in Dublin, † June 15, 1895 ) was an Irish geologist, zoologist and museum director.

Life

Valentine Ball was a son of the naturalist Robert Ball (1802-1857) and brother of the astronomer Robert Stawell ball He studied from 1857 to 1864 at Trinity College in his hometown of Dublin, the study initially but not finished with the usual qualifications ( only in 1872 brought he the exam for BA and MA to ). 1860-1864 he worked as a clerk in the court of law enforcement office (receiver 's master office ) in Dublin.

From 1864 to 1881 Ball was a member of the organization responsible for the geological exploration of India, the Geological Survey of India. He was mainly responsible for the exploration of coal deposits and other economically significant problems. Throughout his work, he discovered several coal deposits in central India and suggested the British government an optimal rail link between Calcutta and Bombay before. In India, he dealt not only with geological issues, but also with ornithology and anthropology. In particular, he explored the habitat of the Indian jungle.

In 1881 he was appointed Professor of Geology and Mineralogy at Trinity College in Dublin. In 1883 he moved to the post of director of plan from the Royal Dublin Society educational institutions: thus he was head of the National Library of Ireland, the National Botanic Garden, and the Science and arts museum ( now the National Museum of Ireland ). The museum, for which the foundation was not even placed in Balls obligation was particularly interested. Until his retirement for health reasons in 1895, he was its director.

Valentine Ball was in 1879 with Mary Ball, born Stewart -Moore, married. The couple had five children. Ball died in 1895 at the age of 51 years.

Memberships and Honors

  • Member of the Royal Irish Academy ( M. R. I. A. )
  • Fellow of the Geological Society of London, 1874
  • Honorary Fellow of the University of Calcutta, 1875
  • Fellow of the Royal Society (F. R. S. ), 1882
  • Doctor of Laws ( LLM D. ) honorary Trinity College Dublin, 1889
  • Companion of the Order of the Bath (C. B.), 1891

Works (selection)

  • Young life in India, or the journey and journals of an Indian geologist, 1879
  • The diamonds, coal, and gold of India: occurence and distribution, 1881
  • Travels in India by Jean Baptiste Tavernier (Editorship, 1889)
  • Numerous articles in the publications of the Geological Survey of India and the Royal Irish Academy, for example: A Description of two large spinel rubies, with Persian characters engraved upon them in Proceedings of the Royal Irish Academy (1894 ), Third Series, Vol 3, No. 3, pp. 380-400 ( full text )
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