William Whitaker (geologist)

William Whitaker (born May 4, 1836 in London , † January 15, 1925 at Croydon ) was a British geologist. He worked primarily as a hydrogeologist and was considered a pioneer in the UK in this field.

Whitaker studied at University College London with a degree in chemistry in 1855. From 1856 to 1896 he was in the Geological Survey of Great Britain, where he mainly worked in hydrogeology and in South West England ( Hertfordshire ) and in the London area. Even after his retirement from the Geological Survey, he worked as an engineer in hydrogeology.

In 1883 he became a Fellow of the Royal Society . In 1886 he received the Murchison Medal . In 1906 he received the Prestwich Medal and in 1923 the Wollaston Medal of the Geological Society of London , of which he was temporarily president. He was also President of the Geologist's Association.

Fonts

• Guide to the geology of London and the neighborhood, HM Stationery Office, 1889, Online

literature

• William H. George: William Whitaker (1836-1925) - geologist, bibliographer and a pioneer of British hydrogeology , Geological Society of London Special Publications, Volume 225, 2004, pp. 51-65
• JD Mather (Ed.): 200 Years of British Hydrogeology . Issue 225 of Geological Society special publication. Geological Society of London, 2004, ISBN 978-1-86239-155-0 ( Google Books page 51 ).