Henry Alleyne Nicholson
Henry Alleyne Nicholson (born September 11, 1844 in Penrith (Cumbria) , † January 19, 1899 in Aberdeen ) was a British zoologist and paleontologist .
Life
Nicholson, the son of the theologian John Nicholson, studied at the University of Göttingen , where he received his doctorate in zoology under Wilhelm Moritz Keferstein , and at the University of Edinburgh , where he received his bachelor's degree in 1866, 1867 again in geology (D. Sc.). His dissertation was on the geology of Cumberland and Westmorland , his home region, for which he received the university's gold medal. In the same year he received his bachelor's degrees in medicine and a master's degree in surgery, and in 1869 received his doctorate in medicine (MD). He then taught natural history at a medical academy in Edinburgh. In 1871 he became Professor of Natural History at the University of Toronto , 1874 Professor of Biology at Durham College , 1875 Professor of Natural History at the University of St. Andrews and in 1882 Regius Professor of Natural History at the University of Aberdeen .
In addition to textbooks on zoology and paleontology, he wrote a popular science book on paleontology. As a paleontologist, he dealt in particular with graptolites , stromatolites and corals and did a lot of research in the Lake District (with Robert Harkness , John Edward Marr ).
In 1888 he received the Lyell Medal , and in 1867 he became a Fellow of the Geological Society of London . In 1870 he became a Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh and in 1897 the Royal Society of London , he was a Fellow of the Linnean Society .
Fonts
- Introduction to the study of Biology, Edinburgh, London: Blackwood 1872, Internet Archive
- Text-Book of Geology, Appleton 1872, Internet Archive
- Ancient Life-History of the Earth, London, Edinburgh: Blackwood 1877, Project Gutenberg , Internet Archive
- A Manual of Zoology, London, Edinburgh: Blackwood 1870, Internet Archive (many editions)
- A Manual of Palaeontology, Edinburgh, London: Blackwood 1872, Internet Archive
- Synopsis of the classification of the animal kingdom, Blackwood 1882 Internet Archive
- with Robert Etheridge junior : Monograph of the Silurian Fossils of the Girvan District in Ayrshire, 1878 to 1880
- Monograph of the British Stromatoporoids, Palaeontographical Society, 1886-1892, Internet Archive
Web links
- Entry for Nicholson, Henry Alleyne (1844-1899) in the Archives of the Royal Society , London
Individual evidence
- ^ Fellows Directory. Biographical Index: Former RSE Fellows 1783–2002. (PDF file) Royal Society of Edinburgh, accessed March 25, 2020 .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Nicholson, Henry Alleyne |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | British paleontologist and zoologist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 11, 1844 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Penrith (Cumbria) |
| DATE OF DEATH | January 19, 1899 |
| Place of death | Aberdeen |