George Walter Tyrrell
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George Tyrrell was born in 1883, Hanwell
Middlesex
, son of George and Annie.
George Tyrrell was a lecturer in Geology
at Glasgow University from 1913-1948. George worked as an Honorary Research Fellow beginning in 1949.
George Tyrrell received a Ph.D from Glasgow University in 1923. His thesis (which is held in the Special Collection section of Glasgow University Library) was called Contributions To The Geology Of Spitzbergen.
In 1931 George Tyrrell received a D.Sc and his thesis (also held in the university library) was called The Geology of Arran.
George Tyrrell has several other publications, among them The Whangie And Its Origin, 1916, The Principles Of Petrology : An Introduction To The Science Of Rocks, 1930, and Report On The 17th International Geological Congress, Moscow
, 1937.
George Tyrrell had two publications in the Royal Philosophical Society, Spitsbergen, 1929/30, p61-83 and A Geologist in the Soviet Union, 1942/43, p 41-52.
George Tyrrell was awarded the Neill Medal and Murchison Medal
1931.
Mount Tyrrell is at 69°38' S, 69°33' W rising to c.1300m on E side of Toynbee Glacier, NE Alexander Island. See also Tyrrell Glacier
named in his honour.
He died in 1961.
Hanwell
Hanwell is a town situated in the London Borough of Ealing in west London, between Ealing and Southall. The motto of Hanwell Urban District Council was Nec Aspera Terrent...
Middlesex
Middlesex
Middlesex is one of the historic counties of England and the second smallest by area. The low-lying county contained the wealthy and politically independent City of London on its southern boundary and was dominated by it from a very early time...
, son of George and Annie.
George Tyrrell was a lecturer in Geology
Geology
Geology is the science comprising the study of solid Earth, the rocks of which it is composed, and the processes by which it evolves. Geology gives insight into the history of the Earth, as it provides the primary evidence for plate tectonics, the evolutionary history of life, and past climates...
at Glasgow University from 1913-1948. George worked as an Honorary Research Fellow beginning in 1949.
George Tyrrell received a Ph.D from Glasgow University in 1923. His thesis (which is held in the Special Collection section of Glasgow University Library) was called Contributions To The Geology Of Spitzbergen.
In 1931 George Tyrrell received a D.Sc and his thesis (also held in the university library) was called The Geology of Arran.
George Tyrrell has several other publications, among them The Whangie And Its Origin, 1916, The Principles Of Petrology : An Introduction To The Science Of Rocks, 1930, and Report On The 17th International Geological Congress, Moscow
Moscow
Moscow is the capital, the most populous city, and the most populous federal subject of Russia. The city is a major political, economic, cultural, scientific, religious, financial, educational, and transportation centre of Russia and the continent...
, 1937.
George Tyrrell had two publications in the Royal Philosophical Society, Spitsbergen, 1929/30, p61-83 and A Geologist in the Soviet Union, 1942/43, p 41-52.
George Tyrrell was awarded the Neill Medal and Murchison Medal
Murchison Medal
An award established by Roderick Murchison, who died in 1871. One of the closing public acts of Murchison’s life was the founding of a chair of geology and mineralogy in the University of Edinburgh. Under his will there was established the Murchison Medal and geological fund to be awarded annually...
1931.
Mount Tyrrell is at 69°38' S, 69°33' W rising to c.1300m on E side of Toynbee Glacier, NE Alexander Island. See also Tyrrell Glacier
Tyrrell Glacier
Tyrrell Glacier is a glacier flowing north into the head of Moraine Fjord where it joins Harker Glacier, on the north coast of South Georgia. Named by the United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee , 1982, in association with Harker Glacier, after George Walter Tyrrell , Senior Lecturer in...
named in his honour.
He died in 1961.