Wilfred Hudleston Hudleston
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Wilfred Hudleston Hudleston FRS (né Simpson) (2 June 1828 - 29 January 1909) was a British geologist. He was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1884. He was the president of the Geological Society of London
from 1892 to 1894. In 1906 he funded the construction of what became the Dove Marine Laboratory
, now part of the University of Newcastle, after the original site had been destroyed by fire.
He was the son of John Simpson and his wife Elizabeth Ward, daughter of Thomas Ward and Eleanor Hudleston.
Geological Society of London
The Geological Society of London is a learned society based in the United Kingdom with the aim of "investigating the mineral structure of the Earth"...
from 1892 to 1894. In 1906 he funded the construction of what became the Dove Marine Laboratory
Dove Marine Laboratory
The Dove Marine Laboratory is a research and teaching laboratory which forms part of the School of Marine Science and Technology within Newcastle University in the United Kingdom.- History :The original Laboratory was established in October 1897...
, now part of the University of Newcastle, after the original site had been destroyed by fire.
He was the son of John Simpson and his wife Elizabeth Ward, daughter of Thomas Ward and Eleanor Hudleston.