Woodwardian Professor of Geology at the University of Cambridge
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The Woodwardian Professor of Geology at the University of Cambridge is a prestigious endowed chair in geology, historically held by leading figures in the development of geological science in Britain.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Woodwardian Professor of Geology at the University of Cambridge canonical | 2 |
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
academic chair
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endowed professorship ⓘ |
| academicRank | professor ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Sedgwick Museum of Earth Sciences NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| discipline | Earth sciences ⓘ |
| earlierName |
Woodwardian Professor of Fossils
NERFINISHED
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Woodwardian Professorship of Geology NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| endowedBy | John Woodward NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| field | geology ⓘ |
| firstHolder | Conyers Middleton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fundedBy | endowment from John Woodward ⓘ |
| hasAcademicDuty |
conducting geological research
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supervising graduate students in geology ⓘ teaching geology ⓘ |
| hasDomain |
geomorphology
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palaeoclimatology ⓘ paleontology ⓘ petrology ⓘ stratigraphy ⓘ tectonics ⓘ |
| historicalRole |
promotion of geological science in Britain
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training of influential British geologists ⓘ |
| inception | 1728 ⓘ |
| languageOfName | English ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Cambridge, England
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surface form:
Cambridge
England ⓘ Cambridge University ⓘ
surface form:
University of Cambridge
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| namedAfter | John Woodward NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being one of the earliest geology chairs in the world
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historical importance in the development of geology in Britain ⓘ |
| notableHolder |
Adam Sedgwick
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Dan McKenzie NERFINISHED ⓘ Harry Godwin NERFINISHED ⓘ Nicholas Shackleton NERFINISHED ⓘ Ogilvie Gordon NERFINISHED ⓘ Owen Thomas Jones NERFINISHED ⓘ Ronald Oxburgh NERFINISHED ⓘ Thomas McKenny Hughes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Faculty of Earth Sciences at the University of Cambridge NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| selectionBy | University of Cambridge NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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