| Authorised form of name | Hall; Arthur Lewis (1872 - 1955) |
| Dates | 1872 - 1955 |
| Nationality | British |
| South African |
| Place of birth | Birmingham, West Midlands, England, United Kingdom |
| Date of birth | 10 January 1872 |
| Place of death | Pretoria, Gauteng; South Africa; Africa |
| Date of death | 13/08/1955 |
| Research field | Geology |
| Activity | Education:
University College of Bristol (1891); Gonville and Caius College, University of Cambridge, BA natural sciences (1899), MA, PhD
Career:
Teacher at Dulwich College (1900-1902); geologist to the Geological Survey of the Transvaal Colony (1902-1910); Geological Survey of the Union of South Africa (1910-1932, Assistant Director 1917-1932), included responsibility for the museum of the Geological Survey which he opened to the public in 1920; retired 1932 but continued to work as a consultant geologist
Memberships:
FGS (1900); Geological Society of South Africa (1903, President 1913-1914); South African Philosophical Society (1905); Royal Society of South Africa (1909); South African Geographical Society (President 1925); Geological Society of America (1934); Society of Economic Geologists
Medals/Awards:
Honorary Doctor of Science (Sc D) degree, University of Cambridge; Murchison Medal 1930
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| Membership category | Fellow |
| Date of election | 16/05/1935 |
| Source | Sources:
Bulloch's Roll; Biographical Database of Southern African Science
Obituaries:
Biographical Memoirs of Fellows of the Royal Society 1956 vol 2 pp 139-148, plate, by S H Haughton |
| Code | NA1771 |
Archives associated with this Fellow
| RefNo | Title | Date |
| EC/1935/10 | Hall, Arthur Lewis: certificate of election to the Royal Society | |