Thomas George Bonney

Thomas George Bonney FRS (July 27, 1833 at Rugeley, Staffordshire - December 10, 1923 at Cambridge) was an English geologist.

Bonney was the eldest son of the Reverend Thomas Bonney, master of Rugeley Grammar School. He was educated at Uppingham School and St John's College, Cambridge, where he graduated as 12th wrangler in 1856, and was ordained in the following year.

From 1856 to 1861 he was mathematical master at Westminster School, and he pursued geology only as a recreational activity, mainly in Alpine regions. In 1868 he was appointed tutor at St John's College, Cambridge and lecturer in geology. His attention was specially directed to the study of the igneous and metamorphic rocks in Alpine regions and in various parts of England (eg: the Lizard in Cornwall, at Salcombe and in the Charnwood Forest), Wales and the Scottish Highlands.

From 1877 to 1901 he was professor of geology in University College London. He became secretary and later president of the Geological Society (1884-1886), and also a fellow; secretary of the British Association (1881-1885); president of the Mineralogical Society. He was president of the Alpine Club, 1881-1883. In 1887, Bonney was appointed honorary canon of Manchester.

He was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society on 6 June 1878. [cite web
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title = Bonney; Thomas George (1833 - 1923)
accessdate = 2008-09-22
author = The Royal Society
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date = 8 June 1878
work = Fellows
publisher = The Royal Society
quote = Election Date: 6/06/1878. [Image of nomination letter] ]

Lake Bonney in Antarctica is named after him.

Publications

His purely scientific works are:
* "Cambridgeshire Geology" (1875)
* "The Story of our Planet" (1893)
* "Charles Lyell and Modern Geology" (1895)
* "Ice Work, Past and Present" (1896)
* "Volcanoes" (1899).
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In addition to many papers published in the Quarterly Journal of the Geological Society and Geological Magazine, he wrote several popular works on Alpine Regions, on English and Welsh scenery, as well as on theological subjects.

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ee also

*Geology of the United Kingdom

References

*David Oldroyd, ‘Bonney, Thomas George (1833–1923)’, [http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/article/31962 Oxford Dictionary of National Biography] , Oxford University Press, 2004
*1911