Geological Society of London

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learned society professional association scientific society

The Geological Society of London is one of the world’s oldest and most prestigious scientific societies dedicated to the study of Earth’s geology and related sciences.

Aliases (11)

Statements (70)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	learned society → professional association → scientific society →
awards	Aberconway Medal → Bigsby Medal → Coke Medal → Distinguished Service Award → Lyell Medal → Murchison Medal → Prestwich Medal → William Smith Medal → Wollaston Medal →
country	United Kingdom →
fieldOfWork	earth sciences → engineering geology → geology → geoscience → hydrogeology → paleontology → petroleum geology →
foundedBy	George Bellas Greenough →
grantsCharter	Chartered Geologist status → Chartered Scientist status →
hasCollection	geological archives → geological books → geological maps → historical geological manuscripts →
hasLibrary	Geological Society Library →
hasMember	earth scientist → geologist →
hasMembershipCategory	Chartered Geologist → Fellow → Student Member →
hasMotto	Quicquid sub terra est →
hasRoyalCharter	yes →
hasSection	Engineering Group → Geochemistry Group → History of Geology Group → Marine Studies Group → Petroleum Group → Regional Groups → Specialist Groups → Younger Geoscientists Group →
hasWebsite	https://www.geolsoc.org.uk/ →
headquartersLocation	Burlington House → City of Westminster → Piccadilly →
inception	1807 →
isOneOf	oldest geological societies in the world →
languageOfWorkOrName	English →
legalForm	charity → learned society →
locatedIn	London →
mottoLanguage	Latin →
mottoTranslation	Whatever is under the earth →
organizes	field excursions → professional training courses → public lectures → scientific conferences →
publishes	Engineering Geology Special Publications → Geochemistry: Exploration, Environment, Analysis → Journal of the Geological Society → Memoirs → Petroleum Geoscience → Quarterly Journal of Engineering Geology and Hydrogeology → Special Publications →
purpose	advancement of geological knowledge → promotion of the geosciences → support of professional geologists →
receivedRoyalCharter	1825 →

Referenced by (54)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Aberconway Medal → Bigsby Medal → Coke Medal → Distinguished Service Award → Murchison Medal → William Smith Medal → Wollaston Medal →	presentedBy
Charles Darwin → Charles Lapworth → Charles Lyell → George Bellas Greenough → Joseph Prestwich → Owen Thomas Jones →	memberOf
Geological Society of London awards → Lyell Medal → William Smith Medal → Wollaston Medal ("Council of the Geological Society of London") →	awardedBy
Engineering Group → Geochemistry Group → Marine Studies Group → Petroleum Group →	partOf
Aberconway Medal → Coke Medal → Distinguished Service Award → Geological Society of London awards →	sponsor
Bigsby Medal → Geological Society of London awards → Murchison Medal →	administeredBy
Alfred Harker → Memoirs ("Geological Society Publishing House") → Special Publications ("The Geological Society of London") →	associatedWith
Geochemistry Group → Marine Studies Group → Petroleum Group →	parentOrganization
Bigsby Medal → Coke Medal →	awardingBody
Engineering Group → Geochemistry Group →	hasParentOrganization
Geological Society of London ("Younger Geoscientists Group") → Geological Society of London ("History of Geology Group") →	hasSection
Marine Studies Group →	affiliatedWith
Engineering Group →	affiliation
Bigsby Medal →	associatedOrganization
Coke Medal ("Geological Society of London awards") →	category
Geological Society of London ("Geological Society Library") →	hasLibrary
Memoirs ("Geological Society of London Memoirs") →	hasPublisherImprint
Special Publications ("Geological Society, London, Special Publications") →	hasSeriesTitle
Burlington House →	hasTenant
Burlington House →	houses
Wollaston Medal →	isHighestAwardOf
Lyell Medal ("Geological Society of London annual meeting") →	presentedAt
Memoirs →	publishedBy
Special Publications →	publisher
Geological Society of London ("Journal of the Geological Society") →	publishes