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| Harker, Alfred. Adm. sizar at ST JOHN'S, Oct. 10, 1878. S. of Portas Hewart, commission agent [and Ellen Mary]. B. Feb. 19, 1859, at Kingston-upon-Hull. [Schools, Hull and Clewer House, Windsor.] Matric. Michs. 1878; Scholar, 1880; (8th Wrangler, 1882; Nat. Sci. Trip., Pt I, 1st Class, 1882; Pt II, 1st Class, 1883); B.A. 1882; M.A. 1885; Sedgwick Prize, 1889. Fellow, 1885. Demonstrator in Geology, 1883-1904. University Lecturer in Petrology, 1904-18. Reader in Petrology, 1918-31. Hon. Curator of the Museum of Mineralogy and Petrology, 1931-9. F.R.S., 1902; Royal medal, 1935. Hon. LL.D. (Edinb. and McGill). President of the Geological Society, 1916-18. Murchison medal, 1907; Wollaston medal, 1922. Author, Petrology for Students; The Tertiary Igneous Rocks of Skye; The Natural History of Igneous Rocks; Metamorphism, etc. 'In addition to his published work he left a noble memorial, a collection of 40,000 rock slices neatly labelled in his writing, and many of them from rocks which he collected.' Died July 28, 1939, at Cambridge. (Who was Who; Eagle, LI. 224; Sunday Times, July 30, 1939.) | Alfred HARKER Approx. lifespan: 1859–1939 sizar St John's College adm1878:10:10 s. of Portas Hewart HARKER commission agent: s. of Ellen Mary HARKER b. Kingston-upon-Hull, [ East Riding of Yorkshire ] 1859:02:19 Sch: Hull School [Hull], [ East Riding of Yorkshire ] Sch: Clewer House Windsor, [ Berkshire ] Matric. 1878:10MT: Scholar 1880 8 th Wrangler 1882 Nat.Sci.Trip., Pt I, 1st Class 1882 Nat.Sci.Trip., Pt II, 1st Class 1883 BA 1882 MA 1885 Sedgwick Prize 1889 Fellow 1885 Demonstrator in Geology: 1883-1904 University Lecturer in Petrology: 1904-18 Reader in Petrology: 1918-31 Hon. Curator of Museum of Mineralogy and Petrology 1931-39 FRS 1902 Royal Medal 1935 Hon.LLD Edinb. and McGill President of Geological Society 1916-18 Murchison Medal: 1907 Wollaston Medal: 1922 Publ.: Petrology for Students ; The Tertiary Igneous Rocks of Skye ; The Natural History of Igneous Rocks ; Metamorphism etc. "In addition to his published work he left a noble memorial, a collection of 40,000 rock slices neatly labelled in his writing, and many of them from rocks which he collected": d. Cambridge, [ Cambridgeshire ] 1939:07:28 ( Who was Who ; Eagle, LI. 224; Sunday Times 1939:07:30.) [add:]Portraits, 1939, by R. Guthrie in Dept. of Mineralogy and Petrology[:add] [add:]Goodison: CP: 286–7[:add] |