Person Bourne; Gilbert Charles (1861 - 1933); zoologist Bourne Gilbert Charles zoologist 1861 - 1933 British Male Grafton Manor, Worcestershire, England 05 July 1861 18610705 Tubney House, Tubney, near Abingdon, Berkshire, England 08/03/1933 19330309

zoologist Zoology Education: Eton (1874); DSc (Oxon) (1881) Career: Went to New College Oxford as an exhibitioner (1881); spent the summer of his second year in Freiburg im Breisgau, studying under August Weismann; following graduation he visited the atoll of Diego Garcia, in the Indian Ocean; became first director of the Marine Biological Laboratory at Plymouth (1887-1899); represented the University of Oxford on the committee appointed by the War Office (1906); elected to the Linacre chair of zoology and comparative anatomy with a fellowship at Merton College (1906-1921); wounded at Sulva Bay (1915); member of the advisory committee on fisheries of the Development Commission and subsequently chairman (1931); member of the advisory committee of the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries on fishery research (1920), subsequently chairman (1930); the last project he was involved in from 1927 until his death was serving as a member of the the water pollution research board, and was chairman of its sub-committee set up to develop a programme for a biological and chemical survey on the River Tees. Membership: Member of Governing Body, Winchester College (1924-1933) Parents: Lieutenant-Colonel Robert Bourne, 54th regiment, of Cowarne Court, near Ledbury, and Anna Eliza, youngest daughter of Samuel Baker, of Lypiatt Park, Gloucestershire Spouse: Constance Margaret Graham (1887), eldest daughter of Sir John Frederick Croft, second baronet, of Doddington Place, Kent Children: Robert Croft Bourne, and a daughter Studied the structure, development, and classification of corals and related animals, and many of his findings have passed into the textbooks. Although his later researches were mainly morphological, his interests remained wide. Entered into the preformation–epigenesis controversy and wrote two articles of lasting value in defence of the cell-theory against the attack of Adam Sedgwick (FRS 1886). Contributed to the Treatise on Zoology (1900–09) by Edwin Ray Lankester (FRS 1875). Fellow 05/05/1910 49 Sydney John Hickson; Adam Sedgwick; Arthur Everett Shipley; Sidney Frederic Harmer; John Stanley Gardiner; David Sharp; Frederick William Gamble; Edward Bagnall Poulton; John Sealy Edward Townsend; Edwin Stephen Goodrich; William Johnson Sollas William Abbott Herdman; Arthur Dendy; Walter Heape; Frank Evers Beddard; Henry Woodward Sources: Bulloch's Roll Obituaries: Obituary Notices of Fellows of the Royal Society 1932-1935 vol l pp 126-130, plate, by Sidney John Hickson Bourne G C, GA Russell 1.tif ©Godfrey Argent Studio 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/action/doSearch?ContribRaw=Bourne%2C+Gilbert+Charles https://pictures.royalsociety.org/image-rs-19760 5 Jul 1861 - 9 Mar 1933 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 22/01/2024 as part of the Name Authority Project update. NA1352 21/11/2001 Andyg pmab 05/01/2026 RS_NET\louisianef Yes http://viaf.org/viaf/22889814 68292720-2792-49f1-a7f1-7cac9ade76de