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Authorised form of nameHailstone; John (1759 - 1847)
Dates1759 - 1847
NationalityBritish
Place of birthNear London, England
Date of birth13 December 1759
Place of deathTrumpington, Cambridgeshire
Date of death09 June 1847
OccupationGeologist; Clergyman, Church of England
Research fieldGeology
ActivityEducation:
Catherine Hall, Cambridge; Trinity College, Cambridge (Fellow 1784); studied geology in Germany under Werner
Career:
Woodwardian Professor of Geology (for 32 years); collected geological specimens; vicar of Trumpington, Cambridge (1818-1847)
Memberships:
FLS (1800); FGS (Original member)
Membership categoryFellow
Date of election07/05/1801
SourceSources:
Bulloch's Roll; DNB
Obituaries:
Proc Roy Soc 1847 No 69 p 711
CodeNA7420
Archives associated with this Fellow
RefNoTitleDate
EC/1801/07Hailstone, John: certificate of election to the Royal Society
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