George Frederick Harris (13 September 1862 – 16 July 1906) was an English palaeontologist. He was one of the founders of the Malacological Society of London[2] and a Fellow of the Geological Society.
George Harris | |
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| Born | 1862 Anglesey, Hampshire[1] |
| Died | 1906 (aged 43–44) Thornton Heath, Surrey[2] |
| Nationality | English |
| Citizenship | United Kingdom |
| Alma mater | King's College Birkbeck Institution |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Geology |
Education edit
Harris was educated at Netherhampton House School, Wilton, near Salisbury. He subsequently attended classes at King's College, London, and the Birkbeck Institution.[1]
Works edit
- Catalogue of Tertiary Mollusca in the Department of Geology, British Museum (Natural History). Part 1. The Australasian Tertiary Mollusca. British Museum (Natural History). Department of Geology.
- The Gelinden Beds, Geological Magazine, 1887[1]
- Granites and our Granite Industries, 1888[1]
- The Geology of Gironde, Geological Magazine, 1890[1]
- With Henry William Burrows: The Eocene and Oligocene beds of the Paris basin, 1891[3]
- A Journey through Russia, Geological Magazine, 1898[1]
References edit
- ^ a b c d e f "George Frederick Harris, F.G.S." Geological Magazine. 3 (9): 431–432. 1906. Bibcode:1906GeoM....3..431.. doi:10.1017/s0016756800118692.
- ^ a b "George Frederick Harris, F.G.S." Geological Magazine. 3 (8): 384. 1906. Bibcode:1906GeoM....3R.384.. doi:10.1017/s0016756800118564.
- ^ Harris, George Frederick; Burrows, Henry William (1891). The Eocene and Oligocene beds of the Paris basin. London.
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Gallery edit
Plates from the Catalogue of Tertiary Mollusca:
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