| Authorised form of name | Watson; Janet Vida (1923 - 1985) |
| Dates | 1923 - 1985 |
| Nationality | British |
| Place of birth | Hampstead, London, England |
| Date of birth | 01/09/1923 |
| Place of death | Ashtead, Surrey |
| Date of death | 29/03/1985 |
| Research field | Geology |
| Activity | Education:
South Hampstead High School; Reading University. BSc (1943, Biology and Geology); Imperial College; PhD (1949)
Career:
Worked in a research institute, on chicken growth and diet; turned to geology and studied the Lewisian gneisses, in Sutherlandshire (with John Sutton); awarded senior 1851 studentship; Research Assistant, Imperial College, London (1952); Professor, Imperial College (1974-1980); co-wrote 'Introduction to Geology' (1962, 1976) and 'Beginning geology' (1966); served on the National Water Council (1973-1976); member of BBC Science Consultative Group; first woman President of the Geological Society
Memberships:
FGS (President 1982-1984)
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| Membership category | Fellow |
| Date of election | 15/03/1979 |
| Age at election | 55 |
| Relationships | Daughter of David Watson (FRS 1922) and his wife Katherine Margarite, daughter of Rev I Parker; married (1949) John Sutton, son of Gerald John Sutton |
| Source | Sources:
DNB
AssocMaterial:
NCUACS 48/4/94. Papers deposited in the Geological Society Library, London
Obituaries:
Biographical Memoirs of Fellows of the Royal Society 1995 vol 41 pp 499-514, plate, by D J Fettes and J A Plant |
| Virtual International Authority File | http://viaf.org/viaf/240714935 |
| Code | NA6935 |
Archives associated with this Fellow
| RefNo | Title | Date |
| EC/1979/39 | Watson, Janet Vida: certificate of election to the Royal Society | 1978 |
| IM/GA/SGRS/8332 | Watson, Janet Vida | 1984 |