| LC control no. | n 86843285 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| Personal name heading | Bonney, T. G. (Thomas George), 1833-1923 |
| Variant(s) | Bonney, Thomas George, 1833-1923 |
| Associated country | Great Britain |
| Birth date | 1833-07-27 |
| Death date | 1923-12-10 |
| Place of birth | Rugeley (England) |
| Place of death | Cambridge (England) |
| Field of activity | Geology |
| Affiliation | Westminster School (London, England) St. John's College (University of Cambridge) University College, London Geological Society of London British Association for the Advancement of Science Mineralogical Society (Great Britain) Alpine Club (London, England) Royal Society (Great Britain) |
| Profession or occupation | Geologists College teachers |
| Found in | LCCN 03-22940: Darwin, C. The structure and distribution of coral reefs, 1901 (hdg.: Bonney, Thomas George, 1833-1923; usage: Prof. T.G. Bonney) The holy places at Jerusalem, 1864: t.p. (T.G. Bonney, M.A., F.G.S., fellow of St. John's College, Cambridge) Wikipedia, April 6, 2016: (Thomas George Bonney FRS (27 July 1833 - 10 December 1923) was an English geologist, president of the Geological Society of London; Bonney was born in Rugeley, Staffordshire, England; educated at Uppingham School and St John's College, Cambridge, where he graduated as 12th wrangler in 1856; From 1856 to 1861 he was mathematical master at Westminster School, and he pursued geology only as a recreational activity; In 1868 he was appointed tutor at St John's College, Cambridge and lecturer in geology; From 1877 to 1901 he was professor of geology in University College London. He became secretary and later president of the Geological Society of London (1884-1886), and also a fellow; secretary of the British Association (1881-1885) and its president for the year 1910-1911; president of the Mineralogical Society. He was president of the Alpine Club, 1881-1883. In 1887, Bonney was appointed honorary canon of Manchester. He was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society on 6 June 1878. He died in Cambridge on 10 December 1923. Lake Bonney in Antarctica is named after him) |
| Associated language | eng |
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