William John McCallien
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William John McCallien FRSE FGS OBE (1902-1981) was a 20th-century Scottish geologist and artist. He is known generally as William J. McCallien as an author, a common misconception is that he was also the artist known as W. J. McCallien , this was in fact his father.
Life
He was born in Tarbert, Argyll in 1902. He was educated locally then went to Glasgow University to study Sciences, where he graduated BSc in 1923.
He began lecturing in Geology soon after graduating and was awarded a doctorate (DSc) in 1930. In 1931 he was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh. His proposers were Sir Edward Battersby Bailey, George Walter Tyrrell, Robert Alexander Houston and Thomas MacRobert. He won the Society's Neill Prize for the period 1939–1941.{{cite book|title=Biographical Index of Former Fellows of the Royal Society of Edinburgh 1783–2002|date=July 2006|publisher=The Royal Society of Edinburgh|isbn=0-902-198-84-X|url=https://www.royalsoced.org.uk/cms/files/fellows/biographical_index/fells_indexp2.pdf}}
He left Scotland in the mid-1930s to take up the post of Professor of Geology at Ankara University in Turkey. In 1950 he moved to the University of Accra in Ghana. He stayed there until retiral then returned to Scotland.
He died in Helensburgh on 19 January 1981.
Publications
- [https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/00369222908734669 The surface features of Kintyre] (1929)
- Scottish Gem Stones (1937)
- Late Glacial and Early Post-Glacial Scotland (1937)
- The Geology of Glasgow and District (1938)
- The Structure of South Knapdale
- Vitrification of Arkose
- A Visit to Sanda
Known Artworks
- From Tarbert, Loch Fyne
- Washing Nets, Tarbert
- Skiffs Discharging at Tarbert
- Mallaig
- Fishing Boats pulled up on a Beach
Eventide
Family
In 1931 he married Catherine Duncan.
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Category:Alumni of the University of Glasgow
Category:Academics of the University of Glasgow
Category:Fellows of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Category:Scottish non-fiction writers
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