See also:

• WILLIAM
• WILLIAM (1143-1214)
• WILLIAM (1227-1256)
• WILLIAM (1J33-1584)
• WILLIAM (A.S. Wilhelm, O. Norse Vilhidlmr; O. H. Ger. Willahelm, Willahalm, M. H. Ger. Willehelm, Willehalm, Mod.Ger. Wilhelm; Du. Willem; O. Fr. Villalme, Mod. Fr. Guillaume; from " will," Goth. vilja, and " helm," Goth. hilms, Old Norse hidlmr, meaning
• WILLIAM (c. 1130-C. 1190)
• WILLIAM, 13TH

WILLIAM BRANWHITE See also:

• CLARKE, ADAM (1762?—1832)
• CLARKE, CHARLES COWDEN (1787-1877)
• CLARKE, EDWARD DANIEL (1769–1822)
• CLARKE, JAMES FREEMAN (1810–1888)
• CLARKE, JOHN SLEEPER (1833–1899)
• CLARKE, MARCUS ANDREW HISLOP (1846–1881)
• CLARKE, MARY ANNE (c.1776–1852)
• CLARKE, SAMUEL (1675–1729)
• CLARKE, SIR ANDREW (1824-1902)
• CLARKE, SIR EDWARD GEORGE (1841– )
• CLARKE, THOMAS SHIELDS (1866- )
• WILLIAM BRANWHITE CLARKE (1798-1878)

CLARKE (1798-1878)  , See also:

• BRITISH

British geologist, was See also:

• BORN, IGNAZ, EDLER VON (1742–1791)

born at See also:

• EAST
• EAST, ALFRED (1849- )

East Bergholt, in See also:

• SUFFOLK
• SUFFOLK, CHARLES BRANDON, 1ST DUKE OF (c. 1484–'545)
• SUFFOLK, EARLS AND DUKES OF
• SUFFOLK, THOMAS HOWARD, 1ST EARL OF (1561-1626)
• SUFFOLK, WILLIAM DE LA POLE

Suffolk, on the 2nd of See also:

• JUNE

June 1798 . He received his See also:

• EARLY
• EARLY, JUBAL ANDERSON (1816-1894)

early See also:

• EDUCATION

education at See also:

• DEDHAM

Dedham See also:

• GRAMMAR (from Lat. grammatica, sc. ars; Gr. ypaµ)

grammar school, and in 1817 entered Jesus See also:

• COLLEGE (Collegium)

College, See also:

• CAMBRIDGE
• CAMBRIDGE, EARLS AND DUKES OF
• CAMBRIDGE, RICHARD OWEN (1717-1802)

Cambridge; he took his B.A. in 1821, was ordained and became M.A. in 1824 . In 1821 he was appointed See also:

• CURATE (from the Lat. curare, to take care of)

curate of Ramsholt in Suffolk, and he acted in his clerical capacity in other places until 1839 . Having become interested in See also:

• GEOLOGY (from Gr. yp7, the earth, and Abyor, science)

geology through the teachings of See also:

• SEDGWICK, ADAM (1785-1873)
• SEDGWICK, JOHN (1813–1864)

Sedgwick, he utilized his opportunities and gathered many interesting facts on the geology of East Anglia which were embodied in a See also:

• PAPER
• PAPER (Fr. papier, from Lat. papyrus)

paper " On the See also:

• GEOLOGICAL

Geological Structure and Phenomena of Suffolk " (Trans . Geol . See also:

• SOC

Soc . 1837) . He also communicated a See also:

• SERIES (a Latin word from serere, to join)

series of papers on the geology of S.E . See also:

• DORSETSHIRE (DORSET)

Dorsetshire to the See also:

• MAGAZINE

Magazine of Nat . Hist . (1837-1838) . In 1839, after a severe illness, he See also:

• LEFT

left See also:

• ENGLAND
• ENGLAND, THE CHURCH OF

England for New See also:

• SOUTH
• SOUTH, ROBERT (1634–1716)

South See also:

• WALES (Cymru, Gwalia, Cambria)

Wales, mainly with the See also:

• OBJECT

object of benefiting by the See also:

• SEA (in O. Eng. sae, a common Teutonic word; cf. Ger. See, Dutch Zee, &c.; the ultimate source is uncertain)
• SEA, COMMAND OF THE

sea voyage .

He remained, however, in that See also:

• COUNTRY (from the Mid. Eng. contre or contrie, and O. Fr. cuntree; Late Lat. contrata, showing the derivation from contra, opposite, over against, thus the tract of land which fronts the sight, cf. Ger. Gegend, neighbourhood)

country, and came to be regarded as the " See also:

• FATHER

Father of Australian Geology." From the date of his arrival in New South Wales until 187o he was in clerical See also:

• CHARGE
• CHARGE (through the Fr. from the Late Lat. carricare, to load in a carrus or wagon; cf. " cargo ")

charge first of the country from Paramatta to the Hawkesbury See also:

• RIVER

river, then of Campbelltown, and finally of See also:

• WILLOUGHBY

Willoughby . He zealously devoted See also:

• ATTENTION (from Lat. ad-tendo, await, expect; the condition of being " stretched " or " tense ")

attention to the geology of the country, with results that have been of See also:

• PARAMOUNT (Anglo-Fr. paramont, up above, par el mont, up or on top of the mountain)

paramount importance . In 1841 he discovered See also:

• GOLD
• GOLD [symbol Au, atomic weight 195.7(H = 1),197.2(0 =16)]

gold, being the first explorer who had obtained it in situ in the country, finding it both in the detrital deposits and in the quartzites of the See also:

• BLUE (common in different forms to most European languages)

Blue Mountains, and he then declared his belief in its abundance . In 1849 he made the first actual See also:

• DISCOVERY

discovery of See also:

• TIN (Lat.- stannum, whence the chemical symbol " Sn "; atomic weight =117.6, 0=16)

tin in See also:

• AUSTRALIA

Australia and in 1859 he made known the occurrence of the See also:

• DIAMOND

diamond . He was also the first to indicate the presence of See also:

• SILURIAN

Silurian rocks, and to deter-mine the See also:

• AGE (Fr. age, through late Lat. aetaticum, from aetas)

age of the See also:

• COAL

coal-bearing rocks in New South Wales . In 1869 he announced the discovery of remains of Dinornis in See also:

• QUEENSLAND

Queensland . He was a trustee of the Australian museum at See also:

• SYDNEY

Sydney, and an active member of the Royal Society of New South Wales . In 186o he published Researches in the See also:

• SOUTHERN

Southern Gold-See also:

• FIELDS, JAMES THOMAS (1817-1881)

fields of New South Wales . He was elected F.R.S. in 1876, and in the following See also:

• YEAR

year was awarded the See also:

• MURCHISON, SIR RODERICK IMPEY (1792-1871)

Murchison See also:

• MEDAL (Fr. medaille, from Lat. metallum)

medal by the Geological Society of See also:

• LONDON

London . His contributions to Australian scientific See also:

• JOURNALS

journals were numerous . He died near Sydney, on the 17th of June 1878 .