Background
Bayley, William Shirley was born on November 10, 1861 in Baltimore. Son of Robert P. and Emma (Downing) Bayley.
Bayley, William Shirley was born on November 10, 1861 in Baltimore. Son of Robert P. and Emma (Downing) Bayley.
Bachelor of Arts, Johns Hopkins, 1883, fellow, 1885-1886, Ph.
Elizabeth (Mistress J. Howard Gillen). Professor geology Colby College, 1888-1904. Assistant professor geology University of Illinois, 1907-1909, associate professor mineralogy and economic geology, 1909-1913, professor geology, 1913-1931, head department, 1928-1931, retired 1932.
Assistant geologist United States Geological Survey, 1887-1908, geologist, 1909-1931.
Associate editor American Naturalist, 1886-1902. Reviewer Neues Jahrbuch für Mineralogie, Berlin, 1890-1908.
Business editor Economic Geology, 1905-1943.
Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, Geological Society American (1st vice president, 1929), Geological Society Washington, Chemische Gesellschaft. Member Society Economics Geologists, Mineral. Society America (president 1936).
Illinois Academy Sciences (president 1922-1923), Sons of the American Revolution, Phi Beta Kappa, Sigma Xi, Beta Theta Pi.
Married Lucie Jacobs, March 11, 1894.