George Walter Tyrrell
George Walter Tyrrell (born May 30, 1883 in Watford , † July 20, 1961 in Glasgow ) was a British geologist and petrologist .
Life
Tyrrell was from 1906 at the University of Glasgow, where he was from 1913 to 1948 Lecturer (from 1919 Senior Lecturer) in Geology and continued to research.
In 1919 he was a senior geologist on a Scottish expedition to Spitzbergen , in 1920 on an expedition to Iceland , where he led an expedition in 1924. In 1923 he received his doctorate in Glasgow (Contributions To The Geology Of Spitzbergen). In 1931 he received a D.Sc. for the work The Geology of Arran .
He dealt with petrology and volcanology and the connections between tectonics and igneous processes. He is also known for contributions to glacier science. In addition to his work in the Arctic, he also conducted field research in Scotland, West Africa and the Antarctic (South Shetland, South Georgia, South Sandwich Islands).
In 1918 he was elected a member ( Fellow ) of the Royal Society of Edinburgh . In 1931 he received the Murchison Medal and he received the Neill Medal. The Mount Tyrrell on Alexander Island in Antarctica and the Tyrrell Glacier on South Georgia are named after him.
Fonts
- Principles of Petrology. An introduction to the science of rocks , 1930, 11th edition, Edinburgh 1950
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ Fellows Directory. Biographical Index: Former RSE Fellows 1783–2002. (PDF file) Royal Society of Edinburgh, accessed April 17, 2020 .
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Tyrrell, George Walter |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | British geologist and petrologist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 30, 1883 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Watford |
| DATE OF DEATH | July 20, 1961 |
| Place of death | Glasgow |