Person Watts; William Whitehead (1860 - 1947); geologist and educationist Watts William Whitehead geologist and educationist 1860 - 1947 British Male Broseley, Shropshire, England 07 June 1860 18600607 Kingslea Nursing Home, Mulgrave Road, Sutton, Surrey, England 30/07/1947 19470730 Cremation: Church Stretton, Shropshire, England

geologist and educationist Geology Education: Bitterley grammar school (1869–70); Shifnal grammar school (1871–3); Denstone College, near Uttoxeter, Staffordshire (1873–8); Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge MA (Cantab); MSc (Birmingham) Career: University extension lecturer for Cambridge (1882-1891); deputy professor of geology at Oxford (1888); petrographer to the British Geological Survey (1891); resumed teaching and appointed deputy professor under Charles Lapworth at Mason College, Birmingham (1897); became professor and head of the geology department of the Royal School of Mines (RSM) in London (1906); introduced courses in engineering geology (1910) and mining geology (1918) to the RSM; retired from the RSM (1930). Memberships: FGS (President 1910-1912) British Academy (President 1935) Awards/Medals: Wollaston fund 1895 Murchison medal 1915 Wollaston medal 1927 Parents: Isaac Watts, music teacher, and Maria, née Whitehead. Spouse: 1) Louisa Adelaide Atchison (d. 1891), descended by the female line through the Turnour (Winterton) and Richardson families from Robert the Bruce (1889); 2) Rachel Atchison, widow of Arthur Turnour Atchison (secretary of the British Association and a civil engineer), daughter of Ebenezer Rogers, mining engineer and geologist in Monmouthshire (1894). Children: Beatrix Mary Adelaide (from first marriage); One daughter from second marriage. Council: (1913–14; 1917–19; 1929–31) Fellow 05/05/1904 J J H Teall; T G Bonney; John Evans; T McKenny Hughes; A Harker; J E Marr; J Horne; B N Peach; H B Woodward; C Reid; A Strahan; R Kidston; E T Newton; W T Blanford; H Woodward; F H Neville Sources: Bulloch's Roll Obituaries: Obituary Notices of Fellows of the Royal Society 1948-1949 vol 6 pp 263-279, plate, by P G H Boswell Watts W W, IM Maull 004820.jpg 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.1948.0030 https://royalsocietypublishing.org/action/doSearch?ContribAuthorRaw=Watts%2C+William+Whitehead RCN 16248 RCN 16247 7 Jun 1860 - 30 Jul 1947 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 22/05/2024 as part of the Name Authority Project update. NA1328 21/11/2001 Andyg Martind 08/09/2025 RS_NET\VirginiaM Yes http://viaf.org/viaf/49588388 571fdf53-d1d2-4a2f-9b47-f69b85fc5e50