Charles William Andrews (30 October 1866 – 25 May 1924) F.R.S., was a British palaeontologist whose career as a vertebrate paleontologist, both as a curator and in the field, was spent in the services of the British Museum, Department of Geology.[1][2]
A graduate of the University of London, Andrews was awarded an assistant's position at the British Museum, after a competitive exam, in 1892. His first concerns were with fossil birds, and he described Aepyornis titan, the extinct "Elephant Bird" of Madagascar (1894). He noticed the connections among widely separated flightless rails of Mauritius, the Chatham Islands and New Zealand and deduced that their flightless character had been independently evolved on the spot.
Alfred Nicholson Leeds' gifts to the British Museum of Jurassic marine reptiles from the Oxford Clay of Peterborough elicited his interest in plesiosaurs and other sea-reptiles which culminated in a catalogue of the Leeds collection at the British Museum (2 vols. 1910-13); his interest in this area did not flag afterwards: his last, posthumously-published paper concerned the skin impressions and other soft structures preserved in an ichthyosaur paddle from Leicestershire.
In 1897 he was selected to spend several months at Christmas Island in the Indian Ocean, to inspect it before the activities of phosphate mining compromised its natural history. The results were published by the British Museum in 1900.[3]
After 1900 his health began slowly to fail and he was sent to spend winter months in Egypt; there he joined Beadnell of the Geological Survey of Egypt, inspecting fossils of freshwater fishes in the Fayoum, where Andrews noticed mammalian fauna not previously detected and published Moeritherium and an early elephant, Palaeomastodon, followed by his Descriptive Catalogue.[4]
In 1916 he was awarded the Lyell Medal of the Geological Society. He was also an active member of the Zoological Society.
^Material in this article is drawn from "Obituary Notices of Fellows Deceased", Proceedings of the Royal Society of London. (Series B, Containing Papers of a Biological Character) 1926:pp i-iv.
^Woodward, A. S. (7 June 1924). "Obituary: Dr. C. W. Andrews, F.R.S." Nature. 113 (2849): 827–828. doi:10.1038/113827a0.
^Andrews, Charles W. "A Monograph of Christmas Island (Indian Ocean)". in Bulletin of the British Museum. (Natural History. Geology Series, 13:1-337) 1900. A review of this publication in: The Zoologist, 4th series, vol 4, issue 706 (April, 1900), p. 190/191.
^Andrews. A descriptive Catalogue of the Tertiary Vertebrata of the Fayûm, Egypt (British Museum), 1906, in connection with which he was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in the same year.
charles, william, andrews, october, 1866, 1924, british, palaeontologist, whose, career, vertebrate, paleontologist, both, curator, field, spent, services, british, museum, department, geology, biography, editandrews, born, hampstead, middlesex, graduate, univ. Charles William Andrews 30 October 1866 25 May 1924 F R S was a British palaeontologist whose career as a vertebrate paleontologist both as a curator and in the field was spent in the services of the British Museum Department of Geology 1 2 Biography editAndrews was born in Hampstead Middlesex A graduate of the University of London Andrews was awarded an assistant s position at the British Museum after a competitive exam in 1892 His first concerns were with fossil birds and he described Aepyornis titan the extinct Elephant Bird of Madagascar 1894 He noticed the connections among widely separated flightless rails of Mauritius the Chatham Islands and New Zealand and deduced that their flightless character had been independently evolved on the spot Alfred Nicholson Leeds gifts to the British Museum of Jurassic marine reptiles from the Oxford Clay of Peterborough elicited his interest in plesiosaurs and other sea reptiles which culminated in a catalogue of the Leeds collection at the British Museum 2 vols 1910 13 his interest in this area did not flag afterwards his last posthumously published paper concerned the skin impressions and other soft structures preserved in an ichthyosaur paddle from Leicestershire In 1897 he was selected to spend several months at Christmas Island in the Indian Ocean to inspect it before the activities of phosphate mining compromised its natural history The results were published by the British Museum in 1900 3 After 1900 his health began slowly to fail and he was sent to spend winter months in Egypt there he joined Beadnell of the Geological Survey of Egypt inspecting fossils of freshwater fishes in the Fayoum where Andrews noticed mammalian fauna not previously detected and published Moeritherium and an early elephant Palaeomastodon followed by his Descriptive Catalogue 4 In 1916 he was awarded the Lyell Medal of the Geological Society He was also an active member of the Zoological Society The standard author abbreviation C W Andrews is used to indicate this person as the author when citing a botanical name 5 Notes edit Material in this article is drawn from Obituary Notices of Fellows Deceased Proceedings of the Royal Society of London Series B Containing Papers of a Biological Character 1926 pp i iv Woodward A S 7 June 1924 Obituary Dr C W Andrews F R S Nature 113 2849 827 828 doi 10 1038 113827a0 Andrews Charles W A Monograph of Christmas Island Indian Ocean in Bulletin of the British Museum Natural History Geology Series 13 1 337 1900 A review of this publication in The Zoologist 4th series vol 4 issue 706 April 1900 nbsp p 190 191 Andrews A descriptive Catalogue of the Tertiary Vertebrata of the Fayum Egypt British Museum 1906 in connection with which he was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in the same year International Plant Names Index C W Andrews External links edit nbsp Media related to Charles William Andrews at Wikimedia Commons nbsp Data related to Charles William Andrews at Wikispecies Works by or about Charles William Andrews at Internet Archive Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Charles William Andrews amp oldid 1084391221, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
