David Thomas Ansted

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David Thomas Ansted (born February 5, 1814 in London , † May 13, 1880 in Melton near Woodbridge , Suffolk ) was an English geologist .

Life

David Thomas Anstedt studied at Cambridge University and became Professor of Geology at King's College in London in 1840 . In 1845 he switched to the military school in Addiscombe and later to the College of Civil Engineers in Putney (London) in the same function .

From 1848 he worked mainly as a consulting mining engineer and from 1868 examinator for physical geography in the Department of Art and Science. Ansted died on May 13, 1880, at his home in Melton, near Woodbridge , Suffolk, aged 66 .

In addition to his geological and scientific works, Ansted published several travel books and travel guides.

Ansted was a “ Fellow ” of Jesus College at Cambridge University . In 1844 he was elected as a member ("Fellow") in the Royal Society .

Works (selection)

  • Reports (reports on the world expositions in 1851 and 1868)
  • Geology, introductory, descriptive and practical (1844, 2 vols.)
  • The ancient world, or picturesque sketches of creation (2nd ed. 1848)
  • The goldseeker's manual (1849)
  • Physical geography (with atlas, 1852)
  • Notes on scenery, science and art (1854)
  • Geological gossip, or stray chapters on earth and ocean (2nd ed. 1868)
  • The great stone-book of nature (1863)
  • The applications of geology to the arts and manufactures (1865)
  • Physical geography (5th ed. 1871)
  • The world we live in, or first lessons in physical geography (1868)
  • County-geographies: Kent, Surrey, Sussex (1872)
  • Water and water supply in the Britlsh Islands (1878).

literature

  • David A. Cumming: John MacCulloch, FRS, at Addiscombe: The Lectureships in Chemistry and Geology . In: NR . tape 34 , 1979, pp. 155-183 .

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personal data
SURNAME Ansted, David Thomas
BRIEF DESCRIPTION English geologist
DATE OF BIRTH February 5, 1814
PLACE OF BIRTH London
DATE OF DEATH May 13, 1880
Place of death Melton , Suffolk