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'''William Boyd Dawkins'''
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ESL Council 1869-70 Member<br /><br />AI Council 1871 Member<br />AI Council 1873 Member<br />AI Council 1874 Member<br />AI Council 1877 Member<br />AI Council 1878 Member<br />AI Council 1879 Member<br />AI Council 1880 Member<br />AI Council 1881 Member<br />AI Council 1882 Member<br />AI Council 1883 Member
=== House Notes ===
Prof of Geology and Palaeontology in Victoria University, Owen's College, Manchester<br /><br />1869 Sectional Secretary for Archaeology <br />member of Settle cave exploration committee<br />1910 HML The arrival of man in Britain in the Pleistocene age Delivered 22nd Nov. <br />death noted in the Report of the Council for 1929
=== Notes From Elsewhere ===
Professor Sir William Boyd Dawkins, FRS, KBE (26 December 1837 – 15 January 1929) was a British geologist and archaeologist. He was a member of the Geological Survey of Great Britain, Curator of the Manchester Museum and Professor of Geology at Owens College, Manchester.[1] He is noted for his research on fossils and the antiquity of man. He was involved in many projects including a tunnel under the Humber, a Channel Tunnel attempt and the proving of coal under Kent.<br />Member of the Athenaeum Club from 1894<br />Born Buttington near Welshpool; died Bowdon, Lancs. Geological Survey of Great Britain 1861-9. Professor of Geology & Palaeontology, Victoria University, Manchester 1874-1908. From 1870s onwards much involved in applied geology. Knighted 1919. Honorary degree from Manchester.<br />
