Henry Clifton Sorby
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Henry Clifton Sorby was a 19th-century English scientist and pioneer of microscopical petrography and metallography, known for his groundbreaking work on the microscopic structure of rocks and metals.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Henry Clifton Sorby canonical | 2 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
geologist
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human ⓘ metallurgist ⓘ microscopist ⓘ petrologist ⓘ scientist ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Royal Medal
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Wollaston Medal ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1826-05-10 ⓘ |
| birthPlace |
England
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Sheffield ⓘ Yorkshire ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1908-03-09 ⓘ |
| educatedAt | Sheffield Collegiate School ⓘ |
| electedIn | Royal Society 1869 ⓘ |
| familyName | Sorby ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
astronomy
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geology ⓘ marine biology ⓘ metallography ⓘ meteorology ⓘ microscopy ⓘ petrography ⓘ petrology ⓘ |
| fullName | Henry Clifton Sorby self-link ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| givenName | Henry ⓘ |
| influenced |
development of modern metallography
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development of modern petrography ⓘ |
| knownFor |
application of microscopy to geology
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development of thin-section techniques for rocks ⓘ pioneering metallography ⓘ pioneering microscopical petrography ⓘ study of the microscopic structure of metals ⓘ study of the microscopic structure of rocks ⓘ |
| memberOf | Royal Society ⓘ |
| nativeLanguage | English ⓘ |
| notableWork |
microscopical research on sedimentary rocks
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microscopical research on the structure of steel and iron ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
President of the Geological Society of London
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President of the Mineralogical Society ⓘ President of the Quekett Microscopical Club ⓘ President of the Royal Microscopical Society ⓘ |
| residence | Sheffield ⓘ |
| title |
Fellow of the Royal Society (FRS)
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surface form:
Fellow of the Royal Society
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| workLocation |
England
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Sheffield ⓘ |
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