Person Marr; John Edward (1857 - 1933); geologist Marr John Edward geologist 1857 - 1933 British Male Poulton le Sands, Morecambe, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom 14 June 1857 18570614 126 Huntingdon Road, Cambridge, England, United Kingdom 01 October 1933 19331001

St John's College, Cambridge (1889); 126 Huntingdon Road, Cambridge

Geologist Geology Education: Royal Lancaster Grammar School; St John's College, Cambridge, MA, DSc, Hon PhD (1908, Prague) Career: University extension lecturer (1878-1882); to a fellowship at St John's College, Cambridge (1881); appointed university lecturer in geology (1886-1917); Woodwardian Professor of Geology, University of Cambridge (1917-1933). Awards/Medals: Lyell Medal 1900 Wollaston Medal 1914 Memberships: FGS FRSE Parents: John Marr and Mary (née Simpson). Spouse: (m. 1893) Amy Stubbs, daughter of John Stubbs of Shap Wells, Westmorland. Children: Alleyne Marr, killed in the Second World War. Carried out exemplary studies of the Palaeozoic rocks of the Lake District, working out successions at key sites such as Ash Gill near Coniston, Skelgill near Ambleside, and Stockdale in Longsleddale. Medals and prizes: Royal Medal 1930 Council 1904-1906 Fellow 04/06/1891 34 William Whitaker Peter Martin Duncan Thomas Rupert Jones Robert Etheridge Alfred George Greenhill Alexander Macalister George Downing Liveing Henry Hicks Warington Wilkinson Smyth Thomas George Bonney John Wesley Judd Wilfred Hudleston Hudleston William Thomas Blanford Alexander Henry Green Thomas McKenny Hughes Sources: Bulloch's Roll; DNB Obituaries: Obituary Notices of Fellows of the Royal Society 1932-1935 vol l pp 251-257, plate 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/rsbm.1934.0009 RCN 15305 RCN 15307 RCN 15306 RCN 15309 14 Jun 1857 - 1 Oct 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 10/09/2025 as part of the Name Authority Project update. NA7143 21/11/2001 Andyg Pmab 10/09/2025 RS_NET\VidaM Yes ecd16f4d-3a6b-46e7-8bda-83097946da1c