In 1890 Woods earned a B.A. from the University of Cambridge, then became there curator of the Woodwardian Museum, earning an M.A. in 1894. In 1895 he won the Sedgwick prize. At Cambridge University, Woods was from 1892 to 1899 a demonstrator in paleobotany, and from 1894 to 1899 a demonstrator in paleozoology until his promotion to lecturer. From 1899 until his retirement in 1934 he was a lecturer in paleontology at Cambridge. In 1910 he married paleontologist Ethel Skeat, the daughter of Walter William Skeat, professor of Anglo-Saxon.[1] Even after his retirement, Woods remained at the university as a librarian for the paleontology department until he was over eighty.
henry, woods, geologist, henry, woods, december, 1868, cottenham, april, 1952, meldreth, british, paleontologist, 1890, woods, earned, from, university, cambridge, then, became, there, curator, woodwardian, museum, earning, 1894, 1895, sedgwick, prize, cambrid. Henry Woods 18 December 1868 in Cottenham 4 April 1952 in Meldreth was a British paleontologist In 1890 Woods earned a B A from the University of Cambridge then became there curator of the Woodwardian Museum earning an M A in 1894 In 1895 he won the Sedgwick prize At Cambridge University Woods was from 1892 to 1899 a demonstrator in paleobotany and from 1894 to 1899 a demonstrator in paleozoology until his promotion to lecturer From 1899 until his retirement in 1934 he was a lecturer in paleontology at Cambridge In 1910 he married paleontologist Ethel Skeat the daughter of Walter William Skeat professor of Anglo Saxon 1 Even after his retirement Woods remained at the university as a librarian for the paleontology department until he was over eighty In 1940 Woods received the Wollaston Medal and in 1918 the Lyell Medal He was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1916 He is buried at the Parish of the Ascension Burial Ground in Cambridge his wife is buried with him Works editPalaeontology invertebrate Cambridge University Press 7th edn 1937 Online 1st edn 1893 Elementary Palaeontology for geology students Cambridge University Press 1893 Catalogue of the Type Fossils in the Woodwardian Museum Cambridge Cambridge 2010 1st edn 1891 Trilobita and Eurypterida in Sidney Harmer et al Cambridge Natural History vol 4 1909References edit Woods Henry WDS887H A Cambridge Alumni Database University of Cambridge External links editBrief biography Henry Woods at Find a Grave Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Henry Woods geologist amp oldid 1146594786, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
