Geological Society of Glasgow
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The Geological Society of Glasgow is a scientific society devoted to the study of geology in Scotland.
The society contributed to the understanding of Scotland's glacial history, and the relationship between the Earth's rotation and climate change.
The Geological Society of Glasgow is registered as a charity in Scotland.
History
The society was founded on 17 May 1858, by a group of amateur geology enthusiasts. The society organized its first field trip, to Campsie Glen, in June of that year. Some fossils from these early excursions are on display in the Kelvingrove Museum in Glasgow.
The society continues to attract lecturers at the forefront of the field, and publishes field guides of the Glasgow region.
Programs
Each summer, the society runs day-long and residential field trips, open to members.
Each winter, the society hosts a lecture series, open to all, in the Boyd Orr Building at Glasgow University.
Publications
The Transactions of the Geological Society of Glasgow, first published in 1860, is available online as part of the Geological Society of London's Lyell Collection. The Transactions included papers by James Croll, Archibald Geikie, Lord Kelvin, and Joseph Tyrrell. In 1965, the Transactions merged with the Transactions of the Edinburgh Geological Society to form the Scottish Journal of Geology.
Notable people
=Presidents=
Former presidents have included:
- James Smith of Jordanhill (1864–1867)
- William Thomson, 1st Baron Kelvin (1872-1893)
- Archibald Geikie (1893-1899)
- Charles Lapworth (1899-1902)
- Ramsay Traquair (1902–1905)
- Ben Peach (1905-1908)
- John Walter Gregory (1908-1911 & 1914-1917)
=Other notable members=
- Elizabeth Gray, Scottish fossil hunter, became honorary member in 1900{{cite encyclopedia |last=Cleevely |first=R. J. |encyclopedia=Oxford Dictionary of National Biography |title=Gray, Elizabeth (1831–1924) |url=http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/article/54373?docPos=1 |access-date=November 19, 2015 |year=2004 |publisher=Oxford University Press |doi=10.1093/ref:odnb/54373 }}
- Thomas King, Scottish botanist{{Cite web |title=King, Thomas (1834-1896) on JSTOR |url=https://plants.jstor.org/stable/10.5555/al.ap.person.bm000045629 |access-date=2023-02-23 |website=plants.jstor.org |doi=}}
- Archibald Lamont{{cite book
|last1=Waterston
|first1=Charles D
|last2=Macmillan Shearer
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|title=Former Fellows of the Royal Society of Edinburgh 1783-2002: Biographical Index
|url=http://www.rse.org.uk/cms/files/fellows/biographical_index/fells_indexp2.pdf
|accessdate=25 November 2011
|volume=II
|date=July 2006
|publisher=The Royal Society of Edinburgh
|location=Edinburgh
|isbn=978-0-902198-84-5}}
- John Young (1823–1900), one of the first people elected an Honorary Associate of the society on its foundation.{{cite journal |last1=Clark |first1=Neil Donald Lewis |title=Working with fossils at the Hunterian Museum - a glimpse into the lives of John Young, John Young and Ethel Currie |date=2008 |url=https://www.researchgate.net/publication/259621574_Working_with_fossils_at_the_Hunterian_Museum_-_a_glimpse_into_the_lives_of_John_Young_John_Young_and_Ethel_Currie |journal=Proceedings of the Geological Society of Glasgow |volume=150. |pages=31-35}}
=Thomas Neville George Medal recipients=
Recipients of the Thomas Neville George Medal, awarded by the society, include:
- Stephen Jay Gould, American palaeontologist and science writer (1989)
- Peter Ziegler, Swiss geologist (1989)
- William James Kennedy, British geologist (1992)
- Richard Fortey, British palaeontologist, writer and television presenter (2007)
- Jenny Clack, English paleontologist (2013)
See also
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Category:Scientific organizations established in 1858
Category:Clubs and societies in Glasgow
Category:Charities based in Glasgow