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Harold Finlay

April 12, 2024

Harold John Finlay (22 March 1901 – 7 April 1951) was a New Zealand palaeontologist and conchologist.

Harold Finlay
Born
Harold John Finlay

(1901-03-22)22 March 1901
Comilla, then India, now Bangladesh
Died7 April 1951(1951-04-07) (aged 50)
Wellington, New Zealand
EducationUniversity of Otago
SpouseJean Dorothy Waterson Gillies
AwardsFellow of the Royal Society of New Zealand, Hector Memorial Medal (Royal Society of New Zealand)
Scientific career
FieldsMalacofauna of New Zealand
InstitutionsGeological Survey of New Zealand

Biography edit

Finlay was born in Comilla, India (now Bangladesh), on 22 March 1901. He was left a paraplegic after contracting poliomyelitis at the age of four, but was able to participate in field excursions.[1] He graduated from the University of Otago with B.Sc. and M.Sc.[1] He received the Hamilton Memorial Prize of the New Zealand Institute in 1926 and a D.Sc. in 1927.[1] His main research interest was marine and non-marine malacofauna of New Zealand, both recent and fossil. He also specialised on fossil Foraminifera.

After a long period of unemployment, Finlay was appointed to the Geological Survey of New Zealand in 1937,[1] and in the same year he married Jean Dorothy Waterson Gillies.[1] He was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of New Zealand in 1939,[2] and was awarded the scoiety's Hector Memorial Medal in 1941.[3]

Finlay died, unexpectedly, at his home in Wellington on 7 April 1951.[1]

Bibliography edit

Many of Finlay's works were published in Transactions and Proceedings of the Royal Society of New Zealand abbreviated as Trans. N.Z. Inst.

(incomplete; complete only for publications from Trans. N.Z. Inst.)

1923

  • Finlay H. J. 1923. Some Remarks on New Zealand Calliostomidae, with Descriptions of New Tertiary Species. Trans. N.Z. Inst., vol. 54, pp. 99–105.
  • Finlay H. J. & McDowall F. H. 1923. Fossiliferous Limestone at Dowling Bay. Trans. N.Z. Inst., vol. 54, pp. 106–114.

1924

  • Finlay H. J. 1924. A Chemical Investigation of Pintsch Oil. Trans. N.Z. Inst., Volume 55, 1924,
  • Finlay H. J. 1924. Three Fossil Annelids new to New Zealand. Trans. N.Z. Inst., Volume 55, 1924,
  • Finlay H. J. 1924. New shells from New Zealand Tertiary Beds. Trans. N.Z. Inst., vol. 55, 1924, pp. 450–479.
  • Finlay H. J. 1924. New Zealand Tertiary Rissoids. Trans. N.Z. Inst. vol 55, 1924, pp. 480–490.
  • Finlay H. J. 1924. The Molluscan Fauna of Target Gully. Trans. N.Z. Inst., vol 55, 1924, pp. 494–516.
  • Finlay H. J. 1924. Additions to the Recent Molluscan Fauna of New Zealand. Trans. N.Z. Inst., vol 55, 1924, pp. 517–526.
  • Finlay H. J. 1924. The Family Liotiidae, Iredale, in the New Zealand Tertiary: Part 1—The Genus Brookula. Trans. N.Z. Inst., vol 55, 1924, pp. 526–531.
  • Finlay H. J. & McDowall F. H. 1924. Preliminary Note on the Clifden Beds. Trans. N.Z. Inst., vol. 55, pp. 534–538.
  • Finlay H. J. 1924. Two New Species of Magadina. Trans. N.Z. Inst., Volume 55, 1924,
  • Finlay H. J. 1924. Some necessary changes in Names of New Zealand Mollusca. Proc. Mal. Soc. (Lond.), vol. 16, pt. 2, pp. 99–107.
  • Finlay H. J. 1924. List of Recorded Relationships between Australian and New Zealand Mollusca. Rep. Austr. Assoc. Adv. Sci., vol. 16, pp. 332–343.

1925

  • Finlay H. J. 1925 Some Modern Conceptions Applied to the Study of the Caenozoic Mollusca of New Zealand. Verbeek Mem. Birthday Vol., pp. 161–172.

1926

  • Finlay H. J. 1926 New Shells from New Zealand Tertiary Beds: Part 2. Trans. N.Z. Inst., vol. 56, 1926, pp. 227–258.
  • Finlay H. J. 1926 On Iredalina, new genus: a Volute without plaits. Proc. Mal. Soc. (Lond.), vol. 17, pt. 1, pp. 59–62.

1927

  • Finlay H. J. 1927. Additions to the Recent Molluscan Fauna of New Zealand.—No. 2. Trans. N.Z. Inst., Volume 57, 1927, pp. 485–487
  • Finlay H. J. (19 January) 1927. New Specific Names for Austral Mollusca. Trans. N.Z. Inst., Volume 57, 1927, pp. 488–533.
  • Finlay H. J. (23 December) 1927. A Further Commentary on New Zealand Molluscan Systematics. Transactions and Proceedings of the Royal Society of New Zealand, Volume 57, 1927, 320-485.

1928

  • Finlay H. J. 1928. The Recent Mollusca of the Chatham Islands. Trans. N.Z. Inst., Volume 59, 1928, pp. 232–286

1930

  • Finlay H. J. (23 August) 1930. Additions to the Recent Molluscan Fauna of New Zealand. No. 3. Trans. N.Z. Inst., Volume 61, 222-247. (PDF)
  • Finlay H. J. 1930. Invalid Molluscan Names. No. 1. Trans. N.Z. Inst., Volume 61, 1930
  • Finlay H. J. 1930. New Shells from New Zealand Tertiary Beds. Part 3. Trans. N.Z. Inst., Volume 61, 1930, pp. 49–84
  • Finlay H. J. 1930. Notes on Recent Papers dealing with the Mollusca of New Zealand. Trans. N.Z. Inst., Volume 61, 1930, pp. 248–258
  • Finlay H. J. 1930. Revision of the New Zealand. Shells Referred to Fusinus. Trans. N.Z. Inst., Volume 61, 1930

1931

  • Finlay H. J. 1931–1932. On Turbo postulatus Bartrum: Does it indicate a Pliocene Connection with Australia? Trans. N.Z. Inst., Volume 62, 1931–32
  • Finlay H. J. 1931–1932. On Austrosassia, Austroharpa, and Austrolithes, New Genera; with some Remarks on the Gasteropod Protoconch. Trans. N.Z. Inst., Volume 62, 1931–32, pp. 7–19
  • Finlay H. J. 1931–1932. On the Occurrence of Strebloceras in New Zealand. Trans. N.Z. Inst., Volume 62, 1931–32
  • Finlay H. J. & Laws C. R. (23 May) 1931. A Second Species of Planorbis from New Zealand. Trans. N.Z. Inst. Volume 62, 1931–32. 23-25.

1938

  • Finlay H. J. 1938–1939. New Zealand Foraminifera: Key Species in Stratigraphy—No. 1. Trans. N.Z. Inst., Volume 68, 1938–39,
  • Finlay H. J. 1938–1939. New Zealand Foraminifera: The Occurrence of Rzehakina, Hantkenina, Rotaliatina, and Zeauvigerina. Trans. N.Z. Inst., Volume 68, 1938–39

1940

  • Finlay H. J. 1940. New Zealand Foraminifera: Key Species in Stratigraphy. No. 2. Trans. N.Z. Inst., Volume 69, 1940
  • Finlay H. J. & Marwick J. 1940. The Divisions of the Upper Cretaceous and Tertiary in New Zealand. Trans. Roy. Soc. N.Z., vol. 70, pp. 77–135.

1946

  • Finlay H. J. 1946–1947. The Microfaunas of the Oxford Chalk and Eyre River Beds. Trans. N.Z. Inst., Volume 76, 1946–47,
  • Finlay H. J. 1946–1947. The Foraminiferal Evidence for Tertiary Trans-Tasman Correlation. Trans. N.Z. Inst., Volume 76, 1946–47

1947

  • Finlay H. J. & Marwick J. 1947. New Divisions of the New Zealand Upper Cretaceous and Tertiary. N.Z. Journ. Sci. Tech., vol. 28, (sec. B), pp. 230–236.

1950

  • Benson W. N. & Finlay H. J. 1950. A Post-Tertiary Micro-Fauna in a Concretion Containing Cancer novae-zealandiae. Trans. N.Z. Inst., Volume 78, 1950, 269-270.

References edit

  1. ^ a b c d e f Scott, G. H. "Finlay, Harold John 1901 – 1951".
  2. ^ "The academy: D–F". Royal Society of New Zealand. Retrieved 30 May 2015.
  3. ^ "Hector Medal recipients". Royal Society of New Zealand. Retrieved 30 May 2015.

Further reading edit

  • Rehder H. A. (July) 1952. Harold John Finlay, 1901–1951. The Nautilus 66(1): 30-31.
  • Hornbrook N. de B. (July) 1951. The Micropaleontologist. volume 5, number 3.
  • Finlay, A. M. (July) 1981. H. J. Finlay, 1901—1951. Geological Society of New Zealand. Newsletter No 53 (July 1981): 29—30
  • Hornbrook, N. de B. (December) 1971. Finlay & Marwick. New Zealand Journal of Geology and Geophysics 14, No 4 (Dec. 1971): 640—654
  • Hornbrook, N. de B. 1975. Harold J. Finlay (1901–1951). New Zealand's Nature Heritage 59 (1975): facing 1656

External links edit

  • "Harold John Finlay | NZETC". nzetc.victoria.ac.nz. Retrieved 1 February 2024.

April 12, 2024
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Harold John Finlay 22 March 1901 7 April 1951 was a New Zealand palaeontologist and conchologist Harold FinlayBornHarold John Finlay 1901 03 22 22 March 1901Comilla then India now BangladeshDied7 April 1951 1951 04 07 aged 50 Wellington New ZealandEducationUniversity of OtagoSpouseJean Dorothy Waterson GilliesAwardsFellow of the Royal Society of New Zealand Hector Memorial Medal Royal Society of New Zealand Scientific careerFieldsMalacofauna of New ZealandInstitutionsGeological Survey of New Zealand Contents 1 Biography 2 Bibliography 3 References 4 Further reading 5 External linksBiography editFinlay was born in Comilla India now Bangladesh on 22 March 1901 He was left a paraplegic after contracting poliomyelitis at the age of four but was able to participate in field excursions 1 He graduated from the University of Otago with B Sc and M Sc 1 He received the Hamilton Memorial Prize of the New Zealand Institute in 1926 and a D Sc in 1927 1 His main research interest was marine and non marine malacofauna of New Zealand both recent and fossil He also specialised on fossil Foraminifera After a long period of unemployment Finlay was appointed to the Geological Survey of New Zealand in 1937 1 and in the same year he married Jean Dorothy Waterson Gillies 1 He was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of New Zealand in 1939 2 and was awarded the scoiety s Hector Memorial Medal in 1941 3 Finlay died unexpectedly at his home in Wellington on 7 April 1951 1 Bibliography editMany of Finlay s works were published in Transactions and Proceedings of the Royal Society of New Zealand abbreviated as Trans N Z Inst incomplete complete only for publications from Trans N Z Inst 1923 Finlay H J 1923 Some Remarks on New Zealand Calliostomidae with Descriptions of New Tertiary Species Trans N Z Inst vol 54 pp 99 105 Finlay H J amp McDowall F H 1923 Fossiliferous Limestone at Dowling Bay Trans N Z Inst vol 54 pp 106 114 1924 Finlay H J 1924 A Chemical Investigation of Pintsch Oil Trans N Z Inst Volume 55 1924 Finlay H J 1924 Three Fossil Annelids new to New Zealand Trans N Z Inst Volume 55 1924 Finlay H J 1924 New shells from New Zealand Tertiary Beds Trans N Z Inst vol 55 1924 pp 450 479 Finlay H J 1924 New Zealand Tertiary Rissoids Trans N Z Inst vol 55 1924 pp 480 490 Finlay H J 1924 The Molluscan Fauna of Target Gully Trans N Z Inst vol 55 1924 pp 494 516 Finlay H J 1924 Additions to the Recent Molluscan Fauna of New Zealand Trans N Z Inst vol 55 1924 pp 517 526 Finlay H J 1924 The Family Liotiidae Iredale in the New Zealand Tertiary Part 1 The Genus Brookula Trans N Z Inst vol 55 1924 pp 526 531 Finlay H J amp McDowall F H 1924 Preliminary Note on the Clifden Beds Trans N Z Inst vol 55 pp 534 538 Finlay H J 1924 Two New Species of Magadina Trans N Z Inst Volume 55 1924 Finlay H J 1924 Some necessary changes in Names of New Zealand Mollusca Proc Mal Soc Lond vol 16 pt 2 pp 99 107 Finlay H J 1924 List of Recorded Relationships between Australian and New Zealand Mollusca Rep Austr Assoc Adv Sci vol 16 pp 332 343 1925 Finlay H J 1925 Some Modern Conceptions Applied to the Study of the Caenozoic Mollusca of New Zealand Verbeek Mem Birthday Vol pp 161 172 1926 Finlay H J 1926 New Shells from New Zealand Tertiary Beds Part 2 Trans N Z Inst vol 56 1926 pp 227 258 Finlay H J 1926 On Iredalina new genus a Volute without plaits Proc Mal Soc Lond vol 17 pt 1 pp 59 62 1927 Finlay H J 1927 Additions to the Recent Molluscan Fauna of New Zealand No 2 Trans N Z Inst Volume 57 1927 pp 485 487 Finlay H J 19 January 1927 New Specific Names for Austral Mollusca Trans N Z Inst Volume 57 1927 pp 488 533 Finlay H J 23 December 1927 A Further Commentary on New Zealand Molluscan Systematics Transactions and Proceedings of the Royal Society of New Zealand Volume 57 1927 320 485 1928 Finlay H J 1928 The Recent Mollusca of the Chatham Islands Trans N Z Inst Volume 59 1928 pp 232 2861930 Finlay H J 23 August 1930 Additions to the Recent Molluscan Fauna of New Zealand No 3 Trans N Z Inst Volume 61 222 247 PDF Finlay H J 1930 Invalid Molluscan Names No 1 Trans N Z Inst Volume 61 1930 Finlay H J 1930 New Shells from New Zealand Tertiary Beds Part 3 Trans N Z Inst Volume 61 1930 pp 49 84 Finlay H J 1930 Notes on Recent Papers dealing with the Mollusca of New Zealand Trans N Z Inst Volume 61 1930 pp 248 258 Finlay H J 1930 Revision of the New Zealand Shells Referred to Fusinus Trans N Z Inst Volume 61 19301931 Finlay H J 1931 1932 On Turbo postulatus Bartrum Does it indicate a Pliocene Connection with Australia Trans N Z Inst Volume 62 1931 32 Finlay H J 1931 1932 On Austrosassia Austroharpa and Austrolithes New Genera with some Remarks on the Gasteropod Protoconch Trans N Z Inst Volume 62 1931 32 pp 7 19 Finlay H J 1931 1932 On the Occurrence of Strebloceras in New Zealand Trans N Z Inst Volume 62 1931 32 Finlay H J amp Laws C R 23 May 1931 A Second Species of Planorbis from New Zealand Trans N Z Inst Volume 62 1931 32 23 25 1938 Finlay H J 1938 1939 New Zealand Foraminifera Key Species in Stratigraphy No 1 Trans N Z Inst Volume 68 1938 39 Finlay H J 1938 1939 New Zealand Foraminifera The Occurrence of Rzehakina Hantkenina Rotaliatina and Zeauvigerina Trans N Z Inst Volume 68 1938 391940 Finlay H J 1940 New Zealand Foraminifera Key Species in Stratigraphy No 2 Trans N Z Inst Volume 69 1940 Finlay H J amp Marwick J 1940 The Divisions of the Upper Cretaceous and Tertiary in New Zealand Trans Roy Soc N Z vol 70 pp 77 135 1946 Finlay H J 1946 1947 The Microfaunas of the Oxford Chalk and Eyre River Beds Trans N Z Inst Volume 76 1946 47 Finlay H J 1946 1947 The Foraminiferal Evidence for Tertiary Trans Tasman Correlation Trans N Z Inst Volume 76 1946 471947 Finlay H J amp Marwick J 1947 New Divisions of the New Zealand Upper Cretaceous and Tertiary N Z Journ Sci Tech vol 28 sec B pp 230 236 1950 Benson W N amp Finlay H J 1950 A Post Tertiary Micro Fauna in a Concretion Containing Cancer novae zealandiae Trans N Z Inst Volume 78 1950 269 270 References edit a b c d e f Scott G H Finlay Harold John 1901 1951 The academy D F Royal Society of New Zealand Retrieved 30 May 2015 Hector Medal recipients Royal Society of New Zealand Retrieved 30 May 2015 Scott G H Finlay Harold John 1901 1951 Dictionary of New Zealand Biography updated 22 June 2007Further reading editRehder H A July 1952 Harold John Finlay 1901 1951 The Nautilus 66 1 30 31 Hornbrook N de B July 1951 The Micropaleontologist volume 5 number 3 Finlay A M July 1981 H J Finlay 1901 1951 Geological Society of New Zealand Newsletter No 53 July 1981 29 30 Hornbrook N de B December 1971 Finlay amp Marwick New Zealand Journal of Geology and Geophysics 14 No 4 Dec 1971 640 654 Hornbrook N de B 1975 Harold J Finlay 1901 1951 New Zealand s Nature Heritage 59 1975 facing 1656External links edit Harold John Finlay NZETC nzetc victoria ac nz Retrieved 1 February 2024 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Harold Finlay amp oldid 1202236831, wikipedia, wiki, book, 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