Authorised form of name | Hall; Arthur Lewis (1872 - 1955) |
Dates | 1872 - 1955 |
Nationality | British |
South African |
Place of birth | Birmingham, West Midlands, England, United Kingdom |
Date of birth | 10 January 1872 |
Place of death | Pretoria, Gauteng; South Africa; Africa |
Date of death | 13/08/1955 |
Research field | Geology |
Activity | Education: University College of Bristol (1891); Gonville and Caius College, University of Cambridge, BA natural sciences (1899), MA, PhD Career: Teacher at Dulwich College (1900-1902); geologist to the Geological Survey of the Transvaal Colony (1902-1910); Geological Survey of the Union of South Africa (1910-1932, Assistant Director 1917-1932), included responsibility for the museum of the Geological Survey which he opened to the public in 1920; retired 1932 but continued to work as a consultant geologist Memberships: FGS (1900); Geological Society of South Africa (1903, President 1913-1914); South African Philosophical Society (1905); Royal Society of South Africa (1909); South African Geographical Society (President 1925); Geological Society of America (1934); Society of Economic Geologists Medals/Awards: Honorary Doctor of Science (Sc D) degree, University of Cambridge; Murchison Medal 1930
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Membership category | Fellow |
Date of election | 16/05/1935 |
Source | Sources: Bulloch's Roll; Biographical Database of Southern African Science Obituaries: Biographical Memoirs of Fellows of the Royal Society 1956 vol 2 pp 139-148, plate, by S H Haughton |
Code | NA1771 |
Archives associated with this Fellow
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EC/1935/10 | Hall, Arthur Lewis: certificate of election to the Royal Society | |