Person Prior; George Thurland (1862 - 1936); mineralogist Prior George Thurland mineralogist 1862 - 1936 British Male 16 December 1862 18621216 08 March 1936 19360308

mineralogist Meteorites Petrology Mineralogy Education: Christ Church Cathedral School; Magdalen College School; Magdalen College DSc (Oxon); MA Career: Succeeded Dr Walter Flight (FRS 1883) in the Mineral Department of the British Museum (Natural History) and was in charge of the chemical laboratory (1887); took charge of the collection of rocks upon the death of Thomas Davies; promoted by Lazarus Fletcher (FRS 1889) to the Directorship of the Natural History Museum (c.1892); Keeper of Minerals (1909-1927). Memberships: Mineralogical Society (President) Awards/Medals: Murchison Medal 1927 Parents: George Thomas Prior Distinguished for his work in mineral chemistry and petrography and on meteorites. Fellow 02/05/1912 50 Henry Woodward; Hugo Muller; Horace Bolingbroke Woodward; Aubrey Strahan; John Edward Marr; Arthur Herbert Church; Thomas Henry Holland; George Downing Liveing Lazarus Fletcher; Henry Alexander Miers; Nevil Story Maskelyne; Robert Bellamy Clifton; Edwin Ray Lankester; Arthur Smith Woodward; John Wesley Judd; Thomas George Bonney; Alfred Harker Sources: Bulloch's Roll Obituaries: Obituary Notices of Fellows of the Royal Society 1936-1938 vol 2 pp 151-159, plate, by L J Spencer International Standard Archival Authority Record for Corporate Bodies, Persons and Families - ISAAR(CPF) - Ottawa 1996 ISBN 0-9696035-3-3 National Council on Archives, Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997 https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/rsbm.1936.0012 16 Dec 1862 - 8 Mar 1936 The past Fellows entries are under continuous revision. If you have queries or additional information to contribute, please contact Library@royalsociety.org. Content in external sources is not controlled by the Royal Society and historical sources may include content that is now unacceptable. Reviewed on 11/04/2024 as part of the Name Authority Project update. NA1212 21/11/2001 Andyg Pmab 08/09/2025 RS_NET\VirginiaM Yes http://viaf.org/viaf/236423438 6296a890-7746-4ed1-8ac9-a01b0fb07422