Person Andrews; Charles William (1866 - 1924); palaeontologist Andrews Charles William palaeontologist 1866 - 1924 British Male Hampstead, Middlesex, England 30 October 1866 18661030 London, England 25/05/1924 19240525

palaeontologist Vertebrate palaeontology Palaeontology Education: DSc (Lond); BA Career: Awarded assistantship in the Department of Geology in the British Museum (Natural History) following a competitive exam (1892); described Aepyornis titan, the extinct "Elephant Bird" of Madagascar (1894) and noticed connections among widely separated flightless rails of Mauritius, the Chatham Islands, and New Zealand, deducing their flightless character had been independently evolved on the spot; took interest in plesiosaurs and other sea-reptiles whilst accepting gifts from Alfred Nicholson Leeds, to the British Museum, of Jurassic marine reptiles from the Oxford Clay of Peterborough, culminating in a catalogue of the Leeds collection at the British Museum (2 vols. 1910-13); elected to spend several months at Christmand Island, Indian Ocean, to inspect it before the activities of phosphate mining compromised its natural history (1897) and subsequently publishing its results via the British Museum (1900); joined Beadnell of the Geological Survey of Egypt, inspecting fossils of freshwater fishes in the Fayoum (1900). Memberships: Zoological Society Medals/Awards: Lyell Medal 1916 Became one of the foremost exponents of vertebrate palaeontology Fellow 03/05/1906 40 Henry Woodward; Arthur Smith Woodward; Edwin Ray Lankester; John Murray; Alfred Newton; Hans Friedrich Gadow; Albert Charles Lewis Gotthilf Gunther; Adam Sedgwick; Edward Bagnall Poulton; Walter Frank Raphael Weldon; Richard Lydekker; Arthur William Rucker Sources: Bulloch's Roll Obituaries: Proc Roy Soc Series B 1926 vol 100 pp i-iii, plate, signed by A S W 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/rspb.1926.0061 https://royalsocietypublishing.org/action/doSearch?ContribRaw=Andrews%2C+Charles+William RCN 25028 RCN 25029 RCN 25031 RCN 25030 30 Oct 1866 - 25 May 1924 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 20/03/2024 as part of the Name Authority Project update. NA2169 21/11/2001 Andyg pmab 20/03/2024 RS_NET\VidaM Yes http://viaf.org/viaf/315522788 f471e7c7-31d2-4f86-b9fc-9a1850efd4a4