Joseph Prestwich
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Joseph Prestwich was a 19th-century British geologist renowned for his pioneering work in stratigraphy and the study of Tertiary and Quaternary deposits.
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| instanceOf |
British scientist
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geologist → human → |
| awardReceived |
Royal Medal of the Royal Society
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Wollaston Medal → |
| countryOfCitizenship |
United Kingdom
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United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland → |
| educatedAt |
University College London
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| employer |
Geological Survey of Great Britain
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University of Oxford NERFINISHED → |
| familyName |
Prestwich
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| fieldOfWork |
Quaternary deposits
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Tertiary deposits → geology → hydrogeology → paleontology → stratigraphy → |
| genre |
scientific literature
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| givenName |
Joseph
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| influenced |
development of modern stratigraphy
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subsequent research on Tertiary and Quaternary geology in Britain → |
| influencedBy |
contemporary European geologists studying Tertiary strata
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| languageOfWorkOrName |
English
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| mainInterest |
relationship between geology and groundwater resources
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structure and sequence of sedimentary rock formations → |
| memberOf |
Geological Society of London
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Royal Society → |
| name |
Joseph Prestwich
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| notableAchievement |
advanced the study of British and French Tertiary basins
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contributed to understanding of the Thames Valley gravels → helped establish the great antiquity of humankind in Europe → pioneered detailed stratigraphic correlation of Tertiary formations → |
| notableStudentOrTrainee |
younger British geologists influenced by his stratigraphic methods
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| notableWork |
Theoretical and practical papers on water-bearing strata
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research on Quaternary gravels and river terraces → studies of Tertiary strata in England and France → work on the age of human remains in Quaternary deposits → |
| occupation |
geologist
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| positionHeld |
President of the Geological Society of London
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Professor of Geology at the University of Oxford → |
| sexOrGender |
male
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| workLocation |
London
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Oxford → northern France → various regions of southern England → |
Referenced by (2)
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Joseph Prestwich
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Prestwich Medal
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