Thomas Mellard Reade

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Thomas Mellard Reade FGS (1832 1909) was an English geologist, architect and civil engineer. [1]

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Reade laid out the Blundellsands Estate in Liverpool in 1868. He also published geological works The Origin of Mountain Ranges (1886), and The Evolution of Earth Structure (1903).

Blundellsands area of the Metropolitan Borough of Sefton, Merseyside

Blundellsands or Blundell Sands is an area of Merseyside, England in the Metropolitan Borough of Sefton, and a Sefton council electoral ward. At the 2001 Census the population was recorded as 11,514. This area was not measured in the 2011 Census. For current figures see Blundellsands (Ward).

Liverpool City and Metropolitan borough in England

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He was awarded the Murchison Medal of the Geological Society of London in 1896.

The Murchison Medal is an academic award established by Roderick Murchison, who died in 1871. First awarded in 1873, it is normally given to people who have made a significant contribution to geology by means of a substantial body of research and for contributions to 'hard' rock studies. One of the closing public acts of Murchison’s life was the founding of a chair of geology and mineralogy in the University of Edinburgh. Under his will there was established the Murchison Medal and geological fund to be awarded annually by the council of the Geological Society of London.

Geological Society of London learned society

The Geological Society of London, known commonly as the Geological Society, is a learned society based in the United Kingdom. It is the oldest national geological society in the world and the largest in Europe with more than 12,000 Fellows. Fellows are entitled to the postnominal FGS, over 2,000 of whom are Chartered Geologists (CGeol). The Society is a Registered Charity, No. 210161. It is also a member of the Science Council, and is licensed to award Chartered Scientist to qualifying members.

He died in 1909 and had an obituary in The Times . His papers are held by the University of Liverpool.

<i>The Times</i> British newspaper, founded 1785

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University of Liverpool British university

The University of Liverpool is a public university based in the city of Liverpool, England. Founded as a college in 1881, it gained its royal charter in 1903 with the ability to award degrees and is also known to be one of the six original 'red brick' civic universities. It comprises three faculties organised into 35 departments and schools. It is a founding member of the Russell Group, the N8 Group for research collaboration and the university management school is AACSB accredited.

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References

  1. "Obituary : Thomas Mellars Reade". Journals.cambridge.org. Retrieved 2016-02-04.