| Authorised form of name | Benson; William Noel (1885 - 1957) |
| Dates | 1885 - 1957 |
| Date of birth | 26 December 1885 |
| Date of death | 20/08/1957 |
| Research field | Geology |
| Activity | Education:
BA (Cantab); BSc (Sydney)
Memberships:
FRSNZ (1926)
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| Membership category | Fellow |
| Date of election | 20/03/1941 |
| Source | Obituaries:
Biographical Memoirs of Fellows of the Royal Society 1958 vol 4 pp 27-33, plate, by E S Hills
References:
Robin J H Clark and Michael J Kelly, 'New Zealand, New Zealanders and the Royal Society' in NR 1994 vol 48 pp 263-281 |
| Code | NA1503 |
Archives associated with this Fellow
| RefNo | Title | Date |
| IM/000334 | Benson, William Noel | nd |
| EC/1941/01 | Benson, William Noel: certificate of election to the Royal Society | |
| HS/5/51 | Draft letter, from Sir John Herschel to William Benson, dated at Collingwood | 27 May 1869 |
| HS/5/53 | Letter, from William Benson to Sir John Herschel, dated at 147 Albany St. | 10 March 1871 |
| HS/5/50 | Letter, from William Benson to Sir John Herschel, dated at 147 Albany St. | 24 May 1869 |
| HS/5/52 | Letter, from William Benson to Sir John Herschel, dated at 147 Albany St. | 31 May 1869 |
| HS/24/259 | Copy of draft letter, from Sir John Herschel to William Benson, dated at Collingwood | 27 May 1869 |