| Authorised form of name | Buckland; William (1784 - 1856); Dean of Westminster and geologist |
| Dates | 1784 - 1856 |
| Nationality | British |
| Place of birth | Axminster, Devon, England |
| Date of birth | 12 March 1784 |
| Place of death | Islip |
| Date of death | 15 August 1856 |
| Occupation | Clergyman, Church of England |
| Research field | Geology |
| Palaeontology |
| Activity | Education:
Winchester College; Corpus Christi College, Oxford. BA (1805)
Career:
Fellow of Corpus Christi College, Oxford (1808); took Holy Orders (1808); Professor of mineralogy, Oxford University (1813); Reader in Geology (1819); Canon of Christ Church, Oxford (1825); Dean of Westminster (1825)
Memberships:
Athaenaeum (Founder member); FGS (1813)
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| Membership category | Fellow |
| Date of election | 26/02/1818 |
| Royal Society activity | Royal Society roles:
VP 1831-1833, 1844-1845
Medals and prizes:
Copley Medal 1822 |
| Relationships | Father of Frank Buckland, the naturalist |
| Sources | Sources:
Bulloch's Roll; DNB; DSB
Obituaries:
Proc Roy Soc 1856-1857 vol 8 pp 264-268
References:
W H Brock, 'The Selection of the Authors of the Bridgewater Treatises' in NR 1966 vol 21 pp 162-179, plate
J M Edmonds and J A Douglas, 'William Buckland, FRS (1784-1856) and an Oxford Geological Lecture, 1823' in NR 1975-6 vol 30 pp 141-167
R A Buchanan, 'Science and Engineering: A Case Study in British Experience in the Mid-Nineteenth Century' in NR 1977-8 vol 32 pp 215-223
J M Edmonds, 'The Founding of the Oxford Readership in Geology, 1818' in NR 1979-80 vol 34 pp 33-51, plate
Richard Hamblyn, 'The Alum-Maker's Secret', review of Roger Osborne, The Floating Egg: Episodes in the Making of Geology in NR 1999 vol 53 pp 275-278, plate
Notes:
DSB gives death date as 14 August 1856. Bulloch gives death place as Clapham. |
| Virtual International Authority File | http://viaf.org/viaf/68995683 |
| Royal Society code | NA8154 |
| Reference number | Title | Date |
| MM/10/153 | List of subscribers to the "Monthly American Journal Geology and Natural Science" by GW Featherstonehaugh | c.1832 |
| IM/000642 | Buckland, William | nd |
| IM/000640 | Buckland, William | 2001 |
| MS/710/22 | Letter from William Buckland, Oxford, to [Robert Were Fox] | 25 February 1842 |
| MM/10/152 | Letter from GW Featherstonehaugh, Philadelphia, to W Buckland | 15 May 1832 |
| IM/005524 | Buckland, William | nd |
| DM/2/39 | Report of the Lottery Office Committee | 21 March 1828 |
| MS/123/15 | Letter from the Duke of Sussex to an unknown recipient | 23 November 1832 |
| RR/1/262 | Referee's report by William Buckland, Charles Dietrich Eberhard Konig and Roderick Impey Murchison, on a paper 'Caves in Burrington Combe' by Williams | [c.1840] |
| MS/251/33 | Letter from William Buckland to John Buckland | 18 May [1829?] |
| MS/251/27 | Letter from William Buckland to Charles Stokes, Broad Street, London | 9 September 1828 |
| EC/1817/23 | Buckland, William: certificate of election to the Royal Society | |
| IM/000641 | Buckland, William | 2001 |
| IM/005443 | Buckland, William | nd |
| MS/251/21 | Letter from William Buckland, London, to John Buckland, Warborough, Shillingford | 20 January 1825 |
| MS/251/83 | Letter from Sir John Herschel to Reverend William Buckland | November 1837 |
| MS/251/28 | Letter from William Buckland, Christ Church College, Oxford, to Charles Stokes | 18 September 1828 |
| MC/1/223 | Letter from [William] Buckland, to Davies Gilbert, President of the Royal Society | 12 May 1830 |
| MC/1/312 | Letter from P. Mitchell, Sydney, New South Wales, to Sir Roderick Impey Murchison | 10 June 1831 |
| MC/1/311 | Letter from Dr. William [?] Buckland, Oxford, to the Royal Society | 8 June 1831 |
| MC/2 | Volume 2 of miscellaneous correspondence regarding business matters, sent to the Royal Society | 1832-1838 |
| MC/2/43 | Letter from John Marden, London, to Dr. [William] Buckland, Oxford | 13 July 1832 |
| MC/1 | Volume 1 of miscellaneous correspondence regarding business matters, sent to the Royal Society | 1800-1831 |
| PT/73/9/21 | Paintings and drawings, fossilised teeth of elephant and rhinoceros by [Mary Morland, William Clift, and Thomas Webster] | [1822] |
| PT/73/9/26 | Paintings, fossilised bones of horse, ox, hyena, fox, water rat, and rabbit with hyena coprolite by T [Thomas] Webster | [1822] |
| PT/73/9/16 | Painting, hyena jaw by [Thomas Webster?] | [1822] |
| PT/73/9/24 | Paintings and drawings, fossilised teeth of oxen, deer, and elk by M [Mary] Morland, F [Frances] Duncombe, and T [Thomas] Webster | [1822] |
| MC/4/302 | Letter from William Buckland [?] to the Chairman of the Committee for Geology and Paleontology | 24 November 1849 |
| MC/4 | Volume 4 of miscellaneous correspondence regarding business matters, sent to the Royal Society | 1844-1850 |
| PT/73/9/29 | Painting, 'Vertical section of the great cave at Gailenreuth' by [Thomas Webster after William Buckland] | [1822] |
| PT/73/9/28 | Paintings, fossilised teeth and bones of boar by [Henry O'Neil?] | [1822] |
| PT/73/9/13 | Map, Cleveland, Yorkshire, and Kirkdale Cave by [William Buckland?] | [1822] |
| PT/73/9/15 | Paintings, hyena jaws by T [Thomas] Webster | [1822] |
| PT/73/9/27 | Paintings, fossilised teeth and bones of water rat, mouse, rabbit, raven, lark, pigeon, and duck by M [Mary] Morland and T [Thomas] Webster | [1822] |
| PT/73/9/17 | Painting, fossilised hyena jaw by Mary Morland | 1822 |
| PT/73/9/23 | Paintings, fossilised teeth of hippopotamus by M [Mary] Morland, W [William] Clift, and T [Thomas] Webster | [1822] |
| MS/251 | Correspondence of William Buckland | 1812-1902 |
| PT/73/9/18 | Painting, fossilised hyena jaw by Mary Morland | 1822 |
| PT/73/5/14 | Painting, ichthyosaur ribs fossil by unknown artist | [1816] |
| PT/73/5/15 | Painting, fossilised ichthyosaur vertebra by [William Clift] | [1816] |
| PT/73/5/16 | Painting, fossilised ichthyosaur paddle and scapula by [William Clift] | 1816 |
| PT/73/9/14 | Painting and drawings, Kirkdale Cave, Yorkshire by [William Buckland, William Salmond, and Thomas Webster] | [1822] |
| PT/73/9/19 | Paintings, fossilised hyena jaws and other bones by T [Thomas] Webster and F [Frances] Duncombe | [1822] |
| PT/73/9/20 | Paintings and drawings, fossilised teeth of hyena, bear, tiger, fox, wolf, and weasel by M [Mary] Morland, W [William] Clift, and T [Thomas] Webster | 1822 |
| PT/73/9/22 | Paintings and drawing, fossilised teeth of rhinoceros and horse by [Mary Morland, William Clift, and Thomas Webster] | [1822] |
| PT/73/9/25 | Paintings and drawings, fossilised deer teeth and antlers by Frances Duncombe | 14 February 1822 |
| HS/4/324 | Letter, from William Buckland to Sir John Herschel, dated at Oxford | 20 March 1839 |
| HS/4/323 | Letter, from William Buckland to Sir John Herschel, dated at Oxford | 26 June 1837 |
| HS/4/321 | Letter, from William Buckland to Sir John Herschel, dated at Oxford | 22 January 1828 |
| MS/251/8 | Letter from William Buckland, Oxford, to 'My Lord' | 27 December 1820 |
| HS/4/322 | Letter, from William Buckland to Sir John Herschel, dated at Christ Church, Oxford | January 1828 |