| Authorised form of name | Wood; Nicholas (1795 - 1865) |
| Dates | 1795 - 1865 |
| Nationality | British |
| Place of birth | At the farm of Daniel Sourmires in the parish of Ryton, County Durham, England |
| Date of birth | 24 April 1795 |
| Place of death | 49 Sussex Gardens, Hyde Park, London |
| Date of death | 19 December 1865 |
| DatesAndPlaces | Burial:
Hetton Churchyard, Durham |
| Occupation | Engineer |
| Research field | Geology |
| Activity | Career:
Learned the role of Colliery Viewer at Killingworth Colliery; made a drawing of the first miner's safety lamp invented by George Stephenson, with whom he worked; moved to Hetton Hall Mine, Durham (1844)
Memberships:
North of England Institute of Mining Engineers (President)
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| Membership category | Fellow |
| Date of election | 02/06/1864 |
| Source | Sources:
Bulloch's Roll; DNB (MP)
Obituaries:
Proc Roy Soc 1867-1868 vol 16 pp lxi-lxiii |
| Code | NA1270 |
Archives associated with this Fellow
| RefNo | Title | Date |
| EC/1864/16 | Wood, Nicholas: certificate of election to the Royal Society | |