Geological Society of London

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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.


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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

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