Person Woodward; Sir; Arthur Smith (1864 - 1944); palaeontologist Woodward Arthur Smith Sir palaeontologist 1864 - 1944 British Male Macclesfield, Cheshire, England 23 May 1864 18640523 Hill Place, Balcombe Road, Haywards Heath, Sussex, England 02/09/1944 19440902 Cremation: Brighton crematorium 6 September 1944 Memoriam: All Saints' Church, Lindfield, Sussex, England

palaeontologist Fossil fish Palaeontology Education: King Edward VI Grammar School, Macclesfield; Owens College, Manchester Career: Obtained a position in the geology department of the British Museum (Natural History) arranging collections of fossil vertebrates for exhibition purposes (1882); authored the Catalogue of Fossil Fishes in the British Museum (1889-1901); assistant keeper (1892); succeeded to keeper (1901); retired (1924). Honours: Kt 1924 Memberships: FGS; FLS; FRGS Awards/Medals: Lyell Medal 1896 Clarke Medal 1914 Wollaston Medal 1924 Hayden Memorial Geological Award 1938 Linnean Medal 1940 Parents: Edward Woodward, silk dyer, and Margaret Smith. Spouse: Maud Leonora Ida (1874–1963), daughter of Harry Govier Seeley (FRS 1879) (1894). Children: One son, who entered the colonial service and died in 1924, and one daughter. Advocate of orthogenesis. His reputation was marred due to his involvement in the Piltdown Man controversy, where he gave a name to a new species of hominid from south England. Medals and prizes: Royal Medal 1917 Fellow 06/06/1901 37 Frederick Du Cane Godman; Richard Lydekker; Lazarus Fletcher; Robert Etheridge; Ramsay Heatley Traquair; Albert Charles Lewis Gotthilf Gunther; George Jennings Hinde; George Murray; William Thomas Blanford; Thomas George Bonney; William Carruthers Edwin Ray Lankester; Henry Woodward; George Albert Boulenger; Philip Lutley Sclater; St George Jackson Mivart; Edwin Tulley Newton; Thomas George Bond Howes; Harry Govier Seeley; George James Snelus Sources: Bulloch's Roll; DNB Obituaries: Obituary Notices of Fellows of the Royal Society 1945-1948 vol 5 pp 79-112, plate, by C Forster Cooper 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=Woodward%2C+Arthur+Smith RCN 50453 RCN 16350 RCN 16351 RCN 21709 23 May 1864 - 2 Sep 1944 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. NA6492 21/11/2001 Andyg Martind 22/05/2024 RS_NET\VidaM Yes http://viaf.org/viaf/35234047 e33a93cd-18a2-4567-91c0-57c377fa0818