Education
He was educated at Street Albans School and University College, London, where he gained a degree in chemistry in 1855.
He was educated at Street Albans School and University College, London, where he gained a degree in chemistry in 1855.
He became a geologist, specializing initially in water surveying and mapping. His thorough research, wide knowledge, and his numerous publications, especially his The Geology of London and of Participant of the Thames Valley (1889) has led some to call him “the father of English hydrogeology”. He retired in 1896 but continued to work as a water engineer
He was elected fellow of the Geological Society in 1859, and Federal Reserve System in 1883. He was president of numerous societies, including both the Geologists’ Association and the Geological Society, and was a recipient of the latter’s Murchison Medal in 1886 and Wollaston Medal in 1923. He died in Croydon, Surrey on 15 January 1925.
Royal Society.
