Person Buckland; William (1784 - 1856); Dean of Westminster and geologist Buckland William Dean of Westminster and geologist 1784 - 1856 British Male Axminster, Devon, England 12 March 1784 1784 Islip 15 August 1856 1856

Clergyman, Church of England Geology Palaeontology Education: Winchester College; Corpus Christi College, Oxford. BA (1805) Career: Fellow of Corpus Christi College, Oxford (1808); took Holy Orders (1808); Professor of mineralogy, Oxford University (1813); Reader in Geology (1819); Canon of Christ Church, Oxford (1825); Dean of Westminster (1825) Memberships: Athaenaeum (Founder member); FGS (1813) Father of Frank Buckland, the naturalist Royal Society roles: VP 1831-1833, 1844-1845 Medals and prizes: Copley Medal 1822 Fellow 26/02/1818 Sources: Bulloch's Roll; DNB; DSB Obituaries: Proc Roy Soc 1856-1857 vol 8 pp 264-268 References: W H Brock, 'The Selection of the Authors of the Bridgewater Treatises' in NR 1966 vol 21 pp 162-179, plate J M Edmonds and J A Douglas, 'William Buckland, FRS (1784-1856) and an Oxford Geological Lecture, 1823' in NR 1975-6 vol 30 pp 141-167 R A Buchanan, 'Science and Engineering: A Case Study in British Experience in the Mid-Nineteenth Century' in NR 1977-8 vol 32 pp 215-223 J M Edmonds, 'The Founding of the Oxford Readership in Geology, 1818' in NR 1979-80 vol 34 pp 33-51, plate Richard Hamblyn, 'The Alum-Maker's Secret', review of Roger Osborne, The Floating Egg: Episodes in the Making of Geology in NR 1999 vol 53 pp 275-278, plate Notes: DSB gives death date as 14 August 1856. Bulloch gives death place as Clapham. 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 12 Mar 1784 - 14 or 15 Aug 1856 NA8154 21/11/2001 Andyg pmab 28/03/2023 RS_NET\JonathanB Yes http://viaf.org/viaf/68995683 c8f7316b-f94a-486e-a3b3-79bf590eb872