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 See also:

• HENRY
• HENRY (1129-1195)
• HENRY (c. 1108-1139)
• HENRY (c. 1174–1216)
• HENRY (Fr. Henri; Span. Enrique; Ger. Heinrich; Mid. H. Ger. Heinrich and Heimrich; O.H.G. Haimi- or Heimirih, i.e. " prince, or chief of the house," from O.H.G. heim, the Eng. home, and rih, Goth. reiks; compare Lat. rex " king "—" rich," therefore " mig
• HENRY, EDWARD LAMSON (1841– )
• HENRY, JAMES (1798-1876)
• HENRY, JOSEPH (1797-1878)
• HENRY, MATTHEW (1662-1714)
• HENRY, PATRICK (1736–1799)
• HENRY, PRINCE OF BATTENBERG (1858-1896)
• HENRY, ROBERT (1718-1790)
• HENRY, VICTOR (1850– )
• HENRY, WILLIAM (1795-1836)

HENRY See also:

• FITTON, MARY (c. 1578-1647)
• WILLIAM HENRY FITTON (1780-1861)

FITTON (1780-1861)  , See also:

• BRITISH

British geologist was See also:

• BORN, IGNAZ, EDLER VON (1742–1791)

born in See also:

• DUBLIN

Dublin in See also:

• JANUARY

January 1780 . Educated at Trinity See also:

• COLLEGE (Collegium)

College, in that See also:

• CITY (through Fr. cite, from Lat. civitas)

city, he gained the See also:

• SENIOR, NASSAU WILLIAM (1790-1864)

senior scholarship in 1798, and graduated in the following See also:

• YEAR

year . At this See also:

• TIME (0. Eng. Lima, cf. Icel. timi, Swed. timme, hour, Dan. time; from the root also seen in " tide," properly the time of between the flow and ebb of the sea, cf. O. Eng. getidan, to happen, " even-tide," &c.; it is not directly related to Lat. tempus)
• TIME, MEASUREMENT OF
• TIME, STANDARD

time he began to take See also:

• INTEREST

interest in See also:

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

geology and to See also:

• FORM (Lat. forma)

form a collection of fossils . Having adopted the medical profession he proceeded in 18o8 to See also:

• EDINBURGH

Edinburgh, where he attended the lectures of See also:

• ROBERT
• ROBERT (1275—1343)
• ROBERT, HUBERT (1753-1808)
• ROBERT, LOUIS LEOPOLD (1794-1835)

Robert See also:

• JAMESON (or JAMESONE), GEORGE (c. 1587–1644)
• JAMESON, ANNA BROWNELL (1794-1860)
• JAMESON, LEANDER STARR (1853– )
• JAMESON, ROBERT (1774-1854)

Jameson, and thenceforth his interest in natural See also:

• HISTORY

history and especially in geology steadily increased . He removed to See also:

• LONDON

London in 1809, where he further studied See also:

• MEDICINE

medicine and See also:

• CHEMISTRY
• CHEMISTRY (formerly "chymistry"; Gr. xvµela; for derivation see ALCHEMY)

chemistry . In 1811 he brought before the See also:

• GEOLOGICAL

Geological Society of London a description of the geological structure of the vicinity of Dublin, with an See also:

• ACCOUNT
• ACCOUNT (through O. Fr. acont, Late Lat. comptum, cornputare, to calculate)

account of some rare minerals found in See also:

• IRELAND
• IRELAND, CHURCH
• IRELAND, CHURCH OF
• IRELAND, JOHN (1761-1842)
• IRELAND, JOHN (1838- )
• IRELAND, WILLIAM HENRY (1777-1835)

Ireland . He took a medical practice at See also:

• NORTHAMPTON
• NORTHAMPTON, ASSIZE OF
• NORTHAMPTON, EARLS AND MARQUESSES OF

Northampton in r812, and for some years the duties of his profession engrossed his time . He was admitted M.D. at See also:

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

Cambridge in 1816 . In 1820, having married a See also:

• LADY (0. Eng. hlaefdige, Mid. Eng. ldfdi, lavedi; the first part of the word is hldf, loaf, bread, as in the corresponding hldford, lord; the second part is usually taken to be from the root dig-, to knead, seen also in " dough "; the sense development fr

lady of means, he settled in London, and devoted himself to the See also:

• SCIENCE (Lat. scientia, from scire; to learn, know)

science of geology with such assiduity and thoroughness that he soon became a leading authority, and in the end, as See also:

• MURCHISON, SIR RODERICK IMPEY (1792-1871)

Murchison said, " one of the British worthies who have raised See also:

• MODERN

modern geology to its See also:

• PRESENT

present advanced position." His " Observations on some of the Strata between the See also:

• CHALK

Chalk and the See also:

• OXFORD
• OXFORD, EARLS OF
• OXFORD, EDWARD DE VERE, 17TH EARL
• OXFORD, JOHN DE VERE, 13TH EARL OF (1443-1513)
• OXFORD, PROVISIONS OF
• OXFORD, ROBERT DE VERE, 9TH EARL OF (1362-1392)
• OXFORD, ROBERT HARLEY, 1ST

Oxford Oolite, in the See also:

• SOUTH
• SOUTH, ROBERT (1634–1716)

South-See also:

• EAST
• EAST, ALFRED (1849- )

east of See also:

• ENGLAND
• ENGLAND, THE CHURCH OF

England " (Trans . Geol . See also:

• SOC

Soc. See also:

• SER

ser . 2, vol. iv.) embodied a See also:

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

series of researches extending from 1824 to 1836, and form the classic memoir familiarly known as See also:

• FITTON, MARY (c. 1578-1647)
• FITTON, WILLIAM HENRY (1780-1861)

Fitton's " Strata below the Chalk." In this See also:

• GREAT

great See also:

• WORK

work he established the true See also:

• SUCCESSION (Lat. successio, from succedere, to follow after)

succession and relations of the Upper and See also:

• LOWER

Lower See also:

• GREENSAND

Greensand, and of the See also:

• WEALDEN

Wealden'and Purbeck formations, and elaborated their detailed structure.' He had been elected F.R.S. in 1815, and he was See also:

• PRESIDENT (Fr. president, from Lat. praesidens, post-Augustan Lat. for praeses, director, ruler, from praesidere, to sit in front of, preside)

president of the Geological Society of London 1827-1829 .

His See also:

• HOUSE
• HOUSE (O. Eng. hiss, a word common to Teutonic languages, cf. Dut. huis, Ger. Haus; in Gothic it is only found in gudhiss, a temple; it may be ultimately connected with the root of " hide," conceal)

house then became a See also:

• MEETING (from " to meet," to come together, assemble, 0. Eng. metals ; cf. Du. moeten, Swed. mota, Goth. gamotjan, &c., derivatives of the Teut. word for a meeting, seen in O. Eng. Wit, moot, an assembly of the people; cf. witanagemot)

meeting See also:

• PLACE (through Fr. from Lat. platea, street; Gr. IrAar6s, wide)

place for scientific workers, and during his See also:

• PRESIDENCY

presidency he held a conversazione open on See also:

• SUNDAY

Sunday evenings to all See also:

• FELLOWS, SIR CHARLES (1799-1860)

fellows of the Geological Society . From 1817 to 1841 he contributed to the Edinburgh See also:

• REVIEW (Fr. revue, from revoir, to see again, Lat. re and videre)

Review many admirable essays on the progress of geological science; he also wrote " Notes on the Progress of Geology in England " for the Philosophical See also:

• MAGAZINE

Magazine (1832-1833) . His only See also:

• INDEPENDENT

independent publication, was A Geological See also:

• SKETCH (directly adapted from Dutch schets, which was taken from Ital. schizzo, a rough draft, Lat. schedium, something hastily made, Gr. oxE&os, sudden, off-hand, axeb6v, near by; Ger. Skizze and Fr. esquisse are from the same source)

Sketch of the Vicinity of See also:

• HASTINGS
• HASTINGS, FRANCIS
• HASTINGS, FRANK ABNEY (1794-1828)
• HASTINGS, WARREN (1732-1818)

Hastings (1833) . He was awarded the See also:

• WOLLASTON, WILLIAM (1659--1724)
• WOLLASTON, WILLIAM HYDE (1766-1828)

Wollaston See also:

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

medal by the Geological Society in 1852 . He died in London on the 13th of May 1861 . Obituary by R . I . Murchison in Quart . Journ . Geol . Soc., vol. xviii., 1862, p. See also:

• XXX

xxx .