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| WATTS, WILLIAM WHITEHEAD. Adm. pens. at SIDNEY, Oct. 11, 1878. Eldest s. of Isaac, farmer, of Broseley, Shropshire . B. there, June 7, 1860. School, St Chad's, Denstone. Matric. Michs. 1878; Scholar; (Nat. Sci. Trip., 1st Class, 1881); B.A. 1882; M.A. 1885; Sc.D. 1909. Fellow, 1884-94. Hon. Fellow, 1910-47. Hon. LL.D., St Andrew's and Edinburgh. F.R.S., 1904. F.G.S.; Secretary for eleven years; President. University Extension Lecturer, 1882-91. Deputy Professor of Geology at Oxford, 1888. On the staff of H.M. Geological Survey, 1891-7. Assistant Professor of Geology at Mason College, Birmingham, 1897-1906. Professor of Geology at the Imperial College of Science, 1906-30. President of the Mineralogical Society, 1926. President of the British Association, 1935. Married (1) Mar. 2, 1889, Louisa Adelaide, dau. of Col. H. A. Atchison; (2) 1894, Rachel, dau. of Mr E. Rogers. Died July 30, 1947. Brother of Thomas I. (1881). ( Denstone Coll. Reg.; The Times, Aug. 1, 1947; Who was Who .) | William Whitehead WATTS Approx. lifespan: 1860–1947 pens. Sidney Sussex College adm1878:10:11 Eldest s. of Isaac WATTS farmer, of Broseley, Shropshire , b. there 1860:06:07 Sch: St Chad's School Denstone, [Staffordshire], Matric 1878:10MT: Scholar Nat.Sci.Trip. 1st Class(1881); BA 1882 MA 1885 ScD 1909 Fellow 1884-94 Hon. Fellow 1910-47 Hon.LLD St Andrew's and Edinburgh, [Scotland], FRS 1904 F.G.S.; Sec. for: : eleven years; President: University Extension Lecturer: 1882-91 Deputy Professor of Geology: OX, [Oxfordshire], 1888 On the staff of H.M. Geological Survey 1891-97 Assistant Professor of Geology: at Sch: Mason College Mason, Birmingham, [Warwickshire], 1897-1906 Professor of Geology: at the Sch: Imperial College Imperial, ???, of Science, [London], 1906-30 President of: : Mineralogical Society 1926 President of: : British Association 1935 m. (1) 1889:03:02 Louisa Adelaide ATCHISON dau. of Colonel H. A. ATCHISON m. (2) 1894 Rachel ROGERS dau. of Mr E. ROGERS d. 1947:07:30 brother of Thomas I. WATTS (1881) ( Denstone College Reg.; The Times 1947:08:01; Who was Who ) [add:]Bronze medal, by P. Metcalfe, 1930, at Fitzwilliam Museum[:add] [add:] CP : 94[:add] |