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''Not to be confused with [[Samuel Haughton]], an Irish geologist of an earlier era''.
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{{short description|South African paleontologist and geologist}}
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[[File:Whaitsia platyceps Haughton.jpg|250px|thumbnail|right|Holotype skull of ''Whaitsia platyceps'' by Sydney H. Haughton, 1918.]]
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'''Sidney Henry Haughton''' [[Fellow of the Royal Society|FRS]]<ref name="frs">{{Cite journal | last1 = Dunham | first1 = K. | authorlink = Kingsley Charles Dunham| doi = 10.1098/rsbm.1983.0011 | title = Sidney Henry Haughton. 7 May 1888-24 May 1982 | journal = [[Biographical Memoirs of Fellows of the Royal Society]] | volume = 29 | pages = 245–226 | year = 1983 | jstor = 769804| pmid = | pmc = }}</ref> (7 May 1888, [[Bethnal Green]] &ndash; 24 May 1982), was an English-born [[South African]] [[paleontology|paleontologist]] and geologist best known for his description of the [[sauropodomorpha|sauropodomorph]] [[dinosaur]] ''[[Melanorosaurus]]'' in 1924, and his work on the geology of the [[Witwatersrand]].
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| death_place = [[Pretoria]], [[South Africa]]
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'''Sidney Henry Haughton''' [[Fellow of the Royal Society|FRS]]<ref name="frs">{{Cite journal | last1 = Dunham | first1 = K. | author-link = Kingsley Charles Dunham| doi = 10.1098/rsbm.1983.0011 | title = Sidney Henry Haughton. 7 May 1888-24 May 1982 | journal = [[Biographical Memoirs of Fellows of the Royal Society]] | volume = 29 | pages = 245–267| year = 1983 | jstor = 769804| s2cid = 83822132 }}</ref> (7 May 1888 &ndash; 24 May 1982) was an English-born [[South African people|South African]] [[paleontology|paleontologist]] and geologist best known for his description of the [[sauropodomorpha|sauropodomorph]] [[dinosaur]] ''[[Melanorosaurus]]'' in 1924, and his work on the geology of the [[Witwatersrand]].
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He was the eldest of three children born to Henry Charles Haughton and Alice Aves.


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Haughton was born on 7 May 1888 in [[Bethnal Green]], London. He was the eldest of three children born to Henry Charles Haughton and Alice Aves.
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During [[World War I]] Haughton enlisted with the [[Royal Army Medical Corps]], was posted to Egypt and then India, and picked up malaria, leading to his discharge from the army.<ref name="frs"/>


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During [[World War I]], Haughton enlisted with the [[Royal Army Medical Corps]], was posted to Egypt and then India, and picked up malaria, leading to his discharge from the army.<ref name="frs"/>
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He was elected a [[Fellow of the Royal Society]] in 1961.<ref name="frs"/> His candidature citation read: "''Honorary Director of Bernard Price Institute for Palaeontological Research, Witwatersrand University; formerly Director of the Geological Survey of South Africa and Chief Geologist, South Africa Atomic Energy Board. The outstanding living authority on the geology of South Africa. Distinguished for the value and wide range of contributions to the geology of southern and central Africa especially in the fields of palaeozoology, stratigraphy and economic geology. To the systematic study of Karoo reptiles alone he has devoted 37 papers; other researches contain mollusca, fishes, amphibia and mammalia. Currently is co-ordinating geological studies throughout Africa south of the Sahara. The list of 106 publications is attached.''" <ref>{{cite web | url = http://www2.royalsociety.org/DServe/dserve.exe?dsqIni=Dserve.ini&dsqApp=Archive&dsqDb=Catalog&dsqSearch=RefNo==%27EC%2F1961%2F09%27&dsqCmd=Show.tcl| title = Library and Archive Catalogue|publisher= Royal Society|accessdate = 2012-03-09}}</ref>

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[[File:Whaitsia platyceps Haughton.jpg|250px|thumbnail|right|Holotype skull of ''[[Whaitsia|Whaitsia platyceps]]'' by Sydney H. Haughton, 1918.]]

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He was elected a [[Fellow of the Royal Society]] in 1961.<ref name="frs"/> His candidature citation read: "''Honorary Director of Bernard Price Institute for Palaeontological Research, Witwatersrand University; formerly Director of the Geological Survey of South Africa and Chief Geologist, South Africa Atomic Energy Board. The outstanding living authority on the geology of South Africa. Distinguished for the value and wide range of contributions to the geology of southern and central Africa especially in the fields of palaeozoology, stratigraphy and [[economic geology]]. To the systematic study of Karoo reptiles alone he has devoted 37 papers; other researches contain mollusca, fishes, amphibia and mammalia. Currently is co-ordinating geological studies throughout Africa south of the Sahara. The list of 106 publications is attached.''"<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www2.royalsociety.org/DServe/dserve.exe?dsqIni=Dserve.ini&dsqApp=Archive&dsqDb=Catalog&dsqSearch=RefNo==%27EC%2F1961%2F09%27&dsqCmd=Show.tcl| title = Library and Archive Catalogue|publisher= Royal Society|access-date = 2012-03-09}}</ref>


Haughton's work on South African geology culminated in the 1964 publication of ''Gold Deposits of the Witwatersrand Basin: The Geology of Some Ore Deposits of Southern Africa'', Volume 1, a collection of 18 papers on Witwatersrand geology.
Haughton's work on South African geology culminated in the 1964 publication of ''Gold Deposits of the Witwatersrand Basin: The Geology of Some Ore Deposits of Southern Africa'', Volume 1, a collection of 18 papers on Witwatersrand geology.
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*''The stratigraphic history of Africa south of the Sahara'' - (Hafner Pub. Co., 1963)
*''The stratigraphic history of Africa south of the Sahara'' - (Hafner Pub. Co., 1963)
*''The stratigraphic history of Africa south of the Sahara'' - (Oliver & Boyd, 1963)
*''The stratigraphic history of Africa south of the Sahara'' - (Oliver & Boyd, 1963)
*''The geology of some ore deposits in southern Africa'' - (Geological Society of South Africa, 1964) <ref>[http://openlibrary.org/a/OL167204A Open Library]</ref>
*''The geology of some ore deposits in southern Africa'' - (Geological Society of South Africa, 1964) <ref>[https://openlibrary.org/a/OL167204A Open Library]</ref>


==Gallery==
==Gallery==
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Alopecognathus_minor_Haughton.jpg|Skull of ''Alopecognathus minor'' by Sydney H. Haughton, 1918.
Alopecognathus_minor_Haughton.jpg|Skull of ''Alopecognathus minor'' by Sydney H. Haughton, 1918.
Macroscelesaurus janseni Haughton.jpg|Holotype skeleton of ''Macroscelesaurus janseni'' by Sydney H. Haughton, 1918.
Macroscelesaurus janseni Haughton.jpg|Holotype skeleton of ''Macroscelesaurus janseni'' by Sydney H. Haughton, 1918.
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==External links==
==External links==
* [http://196.33.85.14/cgs_inter/content/GSSA/GSSAMineralDepositsA.htm Mineral Deposits of Southern Africa]
* [https://archive.today/20080506092028/http://196.33.85.14/cgs_inter/content/GSSA/GSSAMineralDepositsA.htm Mineral Deposits of Southern Africa]
* Haughton, S. H. (editor) (1964). ''The Geology of Some Ore Deposits in Southern Africa. Gold Deposits of the Witwatersrand Basin'', vol 1. Geological Society of South Africa, 625pp. plus map folder.
* Haughton, S. H. (editor) (1964). ''The Geology of Some Ore Deposits in Southern Africa. Gold Deposits of the Witwatersrand Basin'', vol 1. Geological Society of South Africa, 625pp. plus map folder.


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Latest revision as of 23:00, 14 December 2023

Not to be confused with Samuel Haughton, an Irish geologist of an earlier era.
Sidney H. Haughton
Born
Sidney Henry Haughton

(1888-05-07)7 May 1888
Bethnal Green, London, England
Died24 May 1982(1982-05-24) (aged 94)
Pretoria, South Africa
OccupationPaleontologist
Years active1936—1964

Sidney Henry Haughton FRS[1] (7 May 1888 – 24 May 1982) was an English-born South African paleontologist and geologist best known for his description of the sauropodomorph dinosaur Melanorosaurus in 1924, and his work on the geology of the Witwatersrand.

Haughton was born on 7 May 1888 in Bethnal Green, London. He was the eldest of three children born to Henry Charles Haughton and Alice Aves.

During World War I, Haughton enlisted with the Royal Army Medical Corps, was posted to Egypt and then India, and picked up malaria, leading to his discharge from the army.[1]

Holotype skull of Whaitsia platyceps by Sydney H. Haughton, 1918.

He was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1961.[1] His candidature citation read: "Honorary Director of Bernard Price Institute for Palaeontological Research, Witwatersrand University; formerly Director of the Geological Survey of South Africa and Chief Geologist, South Africa Atomic Energy Board. The outstanding living authority on the geology of South Africa. Distinguished for the value and wide range of contributions to the geology of southern and central Africa especially in the fields of palaeozoology, stratigraphy and economic geology. To the systematic study of Karoo reptiles alone he has devoted 37 papers; other researches contain mollusca, fishes, amphibia and mammalia. Currently is co-ordinating geological studies throughout Africa south of the Sahara. The list of 106 publications is attached."[2]

Haughton's work on South African geology culminated in the 1964 publication of Gold Deposits of the Witwatersrand Basin: The Geology of Some Ore Deposits of Southern Africa, Volume 1, a collection of 18 papers on Witwatersrand geology.

Publications[edit]

  • The stratigraphic history of Africa south of the Sahara
  • The geology of the country around Mossel bay, Cape Province - (Government Printer, 1937)
  • The geology of portion of the coastal belt near the Gamtoos valley, Cape Province - (Printed in the Union of South Africa by the Government Printer, 1937)
  • Results of an investigation into the possible presence of oil in Karroo rocks in parts of the Union of South Africa - (Dept. of Mines, 1953)
  • Geological history of Southern Africa - (Geological Society of South Africa, 1969)
  • Trans-Karroo excursion - (printed by the Natal witness, 1970)
  • The Australopithecine fossils of Africa and their geological setting - Witwaterstrand University Press/Institute for the Study of Man in Africa, 1964)
  • The stratigraphic history of Africa south of the Sahara - (Hafner Pub. Co., 1963)
  • The stratigraphic history of Africa south of the Sahara - (Oliver & Boyd, 1963)
  • The geology of some ore deposits in southern Africa - (Geological Society of South Africa, 1964) [3]

Gallery[edit]

  • Skull of Alopecognathus minor by Sydney H. Haughton, 1918.
    Skull of Alopecognathus minor by Sydney H. Haughton, 1918.
  • Holotype skeleton of Macroscelesaurus janseni by Sydney H. Haughton, 1918.
    Holotype skeleton of Macroscelesaurus janseni by Sydney H. Haughton, 1918.

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c Dunham, K. (1983). "Sidney Henry Haughton. 7 May 1888-24 May 1982". Biographical Memoirs of Fellows of the Royal Society. 29: 245–267. doi:10.1098/rsbm.1983.0011. JSTOR 769804. S2CID 83822132.
  2. ^ "Library and Archive Catalogue". Royal Society. Retrieved 2012-03-09.
  3. ^ Open Library

External links[edit]

  • Mineral Deposits of Southern Africa
  • Haughton, S. H. (editor) (1964). The Geology of Some Ore Deposits in Southern Africa. Gold Deposits of the Witwatersrand Basin, vol 1. Geological Society of South Africa, 625pp. plus map folder.
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