Person Dawkins; Sir; William Boyd (1837 - 1929) Dawkins William Boyd Sir 1837 - 1929 British Male Buttington, near Welshpool, Powys, Wales 26 December 1837 Bowdon, Cheshire 15/01/1929 19290115

2 Bexley Road, Belvedere, London (1864); Upminster, Essex; Fallowfield, Manchester

Education: Jesus College, Oxford. MA Career: Geologist, on the Geological Survey of Great Britain (1861-1869); Lecturer in Geology, Owens College, Manchester (1870); travelled in America and Australia Honours: Kt 1919 Memberships: FGS Eldest son of Rev Richard Dawkins Fellow 06/06/1867 Sources: Bulloch's Roll; DNB Obituaries: Proc Roy Soc Series B 1931 vol 107 pp xxiii-xxvi, plate, by Sir Arthur Smith Woodward References: Geoffrey Tweedale and Timothy Procter, 'New Documentary Evidence on the Career of Sir William Boyd Dawkins, FRS (1837-1929)' in NR 1991 vol 45 pp 193-200, plate R W Home, 'The Royal Society and the Empire: the colonial and Commonwealth Fellowship. Part 2. After 1847' in NR 2003 vol 57 pp 47-84 Notes: John Lubbock has signed the election certificate twice ©The Royal Society 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://pictures.royalsociety.org/image-rs-7877 26 Dec 1837 - 15 Jan 1929 NA6232 21/11/2001 Andyg Pmab 28/03/2023 RS_NET\JonathanB Yes http://viaf.org/viaf/79392990 3e9c39c5-c625-463e-886a-a726b3f1346c