User:EmyP/William Shirley Bayley
William Shirley Bayley (10 November 1861 - 13 February 1943)[1] was an American geologist.
Biography
[edit]- Born 10 Nov 1861 in Baltimore, Maryland
- Son of Robert P. Bayley, an importer of china,[1] and Emma Downing Bayley.
- No mention of siblings
- Father paralysed sometime before 1883. WSB attempted to help with family business but not suited and returned to academia.
Academic Career
[edit]- Graduated from the Male High School, Baltimore aged 17
- Prize winner, Peabody Institute of the City of Baltimore, for "fidelity to his studies and attainment therein, for correct moral deportment and personal habits, and for propriety of manners."[1]
- Undergraduate: John Hopkins University, originally studying chemistry but found the "new and growing science of geology"[1] more interesting.
- Received his Bachelor of Arts degree in 1883.
Crosslinks
[edit]Reference on Konrad Oebbeke.
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d Leighton, M.M. (1943). "William Shirley Bayley". Science. New Series. 98 (2537 (13 August 1943)): 145–146. doi:10.1126/science.98.2537.145. JSTOR 1670820. Retrieved 2017-03-05.
Sources to Use
[edit]- Obituary in Science
- Cache of Memorial of William Shirley Bayley from the American Mineralogical Society.
- Bayley, William Shirley (1861-1943) from The Mineralogical Record - Library
- Bayley, William Shirley, 1861-1943 | The Online Books Page
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