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King was educated at [[King Edward VI School, Bury St Edmunds]].<ref name="basilking">{{cite journal |title=Professor Basil Charles King |journal=Proceedings of the Geological Society of Glasgow |date=1986 |pages=8-9 |url=https://www.geologyglasgow.org.uk/docs/017_070__gsgproceedings127128_1489094128.pdf}}</ref> He studied Geology at [[Durham University]], graduating in 1936 with first-class honours.<ref name=basilking /> He then worked as a demonstrator at [[Bedford College, London|Bedford College]] before moving to Africa as a member of the Uganda Geology Survey. He eventually returned to the United Kingdom as Senior Lecturer at [[Glasgow University]].<ref name=basilking /><ref>{{cite web |title=Calendar 1936-7 |url=http://reed.dur.ac.uk/xtf/view?docId=bookreader/DU_Calendars/1936-7/ducal1936METS.xml#page/450/mode/2up |website=Durham University Archives |accessdate=2 December 2018 |language=en}}</ref> |
King was educated at [[King Edward VI School, Bury St Edmunds]].<ref name="basilking">{{cite journal |title=Professor Basil Charles King |journal=Proceedings of the Geological Society of Glasgow |date=1986 |pages=8-9 |url=https://www.geologyglasgow.org.uk/docs/017_070__gsgproceedings127128_1489094128.pdf}}</ref> He studied Geology at [[Durham University]], graduating in 1936 with first-class honours.<ref name=basilking /><ref>{{cite web |title=Calendar 1936-7 |url=http://reed.dur.ac.uk/xtf/view?docId=bookreader/DU_Calendars/1936-7/ducal1936METS.xml#page/450/mode/2up |website=Durham University Archives |accessdate=2 December 2018 |language=en}}</ref> He then worked as a demonstrator at [[Bedford College, London|Bedford College]] before moving to Africa as a member of the Uganda Geology Survey. He eventually returned to the United Kingdom as Senior Lecturer at [[Glasgow University]].<ref name=basilking /><ref>{{cite web |title=Calendar 1936-7 |url=http://reed.dur.ac.uk/xtf/view?docId=bookreader/DU_Calendars/1936-7/ducal1936METS.xml#page/450/mode/2up |website=Durham University Archives |accessdate=2 December 2018 |language=en}}</ref> |
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He began lecturing in Geology at [[Glasgow University]] and later received a professorship at [[Bedford College, London]] in 1956.<ref name=basilking /> In 1950 he was elected a Fellow of the [[Royal Society of Edinburgh]]. His proposers were [[Thomas Neville George]], John Weir, George Walter Tyrrell, and [[Arthur Holmes]]. <ref>{{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_indexp1.pdf}}</ref> |
He began lecturing in Geology at [[Glasgow University]] and later received a professorship at [[Bedford College, London]] in 1956.<ref name=basilking /> In 1950 he was elected a Fellow of the [[Royal Society of Edinburgh]]. His proposers were [[Thomas Neville George]], John Weir, George Walter Tyrrell, and [[Arthur Holmes]]. <ref>{{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_indexp1.pdf}}</ref> |
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Revision as of 19:09, 2 December 2018
Prof Basil Charles King FRSE (1915 -1985) was a British geologist and author. He won the Geological Society of London’s Bigsby Medal for 1959.
Life
King was educated at King Edward VI School, Bury St Edmunds.[1] He studied Geology at Durham University, graduating in 1936 with first-class honours.[1][2] He then worked as a demonstrator at Bedford College before moving to Africa as a member of the Uganda Geology Survey. He eventually returned to the United Kingdom as Senior Lecturer at Glasgow University.[1][3]
He began lecturing in Geology at Glasgow University and later received a professorship at Bedford College, London in 1956.[1] In 1950 he was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh. His proposers were Thomas Neville George, John Weir, George Walter Tyrrell, and Arthur Holmes. [4] He became a member of the Geological Society of London in 1949.[5]
His health failing, King retired and moved to Arran. He died on 11 September 1985.
Family
He was married to Dorothy Margaret Wells in 1939.
Publications
- The Geology of the Osi Area (1949)
- The Napak Area of Southern Karamoja, Uganda (1949)
- The Form of Beinn an Dubhaich Granite on Skye (1960)
- The History of the Alkaline Volcanoes and Intrusive Complexes of Eastern Uganda and Western Kenya (1969) co-written with Michael John Le Bas and Diana Stephanie Sutherland
References
- ^ a b c d "Professor Basil Charles King" (PDF). Proceedings of the Geological Society of Glasgow: 8–9. 1986.
- ^ "Calendar 1936-7". Durham University Archives. Retrieved 2 December 2018.
- ^ "Calendar 1936-7". Durham University Archives. Retrieved 2 December 2018.
- ^ Biographical Index of Former Fellows of the Royal Society of Edinburgh 1783–2002 (PDF). The Royal Society of Edinburgh. July 2006. ISBN 0 902 198 84 X.
- ^ "Members Elected" (PDF). Mineralogical Society: 32. 1965.
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