Person Blanford; William Thomas (1832 - 1905) Blanford William Thomas 1832 - 1905 British Male 27 Bouverie Street, London, England 07 October 1832 London 23/06/1905 19050623 Burial: Highgate Cemetery, London

12 Keppel Street, Russell Square, London (1873); Geological Survey, Calcutta (1873); Bedford Gardens, Campden Hill, London (?1882-1905)

Education: School of Mines, London; Freiburg Career: Went to India with his brother, on staff of the Indian Geological Survey; went on the Abyssinian expedition (1867); studied geology in Persia, returning via Russia; Deputy Superintendent of the Geological Survey of India (by 1874); retired to London (1882) Honours: CIE 1904 Memberships: FGS; ZS (Corresponding) Brother of Henry Francis Blanford (FRS 1880) Royal Society roles: VP 1892-1893 and 1901-1903 Medals and prizes: Royal Medal 1901 Fellow 04/06/1874 Sources: Bulloch's Roll; DNB Obituaries: Proc Roy Soc Series B 1907 vol 79 pp xxvii-xxxi signed by T G B 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 7 Oct 1832 - 23 Jun 1905 NA3732 21/11/2001 Andyg pmab 28/03/2023 RS_NET\JonathanB Yes http://viaf.org/viaf/13088933 44c96446-df5f-48ca-8d05-abe33376a16f