He was born to Jethro Teall of Sandwich, Kent (1816-1848) and his wife, Mary Hathaway (1820-1880) in Northleach, Gloucestershire. He was educated at Northleach Grammar School then Berkeley Villa School in Cheltenham.
In 1901, he became the Director of His Majesty's Geological Survey, personally completing much work in north west Scotland. He was knighted in 1916 for his contribution to the survey.
^"Teall, Sir Jethro Justinian Harris". Who's Who: 2522. 1920.
^"The Geological Society of London". The Times. No. 36070. London. 20 February 1900. p. 5.
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jethro, teall, this, article, needs, additional, citations, verification, please, help, improve, this, article, adding, citations, reliable, sources, unsourced, material, challenged, removed, find, sources, news, newspapers, books, scholar, jstor, july, 2011, . This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Jethro Teall news newspapers books scholar JSTOR July 2011 Learn how and when to remove this template message Sir Jethro Justinian Harris Teall FRS HFRSE PGS 5 January 1849 2 July 1924 was a British geologist and petrographist Teallite is named after him Contents 1 Life 2 Family 3 Publications 4 ReferencesLife editHe was born to Jethro Teall of Sandwich Kent 1816 1848 and his wife Mary Hathaway 1820 1880 in Northleach Gloucestershire He was educated at Northleach Grammar School then Berkeley Villa School in Cheltenham He studied Sciences at St John s College Cambridge specialising in Geology 1 In 1874 he was awarded the Sedgwick Prize for his study of lower level greensand a form of sandstone 2 He was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1890 mainly on account of his book British Petrography written in 1888 He won the Bigsby Medal in 1889 3 He was President of the Geological Society of London 1900 1902 4 and won the Wollaston Medal of the Society in 1905 He was awarded honorary doctorates by the University of Dublin DSc and the University of Oxford DSc and by the University of St Andrews LLD In 1901 he became the Director of His Majesty s Geological Survey personally completing much work in north west Scotland He was knighted in 1916 for his contribution to the survey He was a member of the Athenaeum Club London He died at Rosendale Road in London on 2 July 1924 Family editHe married Harriet Moore Cowen 1856 1940 in 1879 and had two children Major George 1880 1939 and Frederick Teall 1882 1952 Publications editTeall Jethro Justinian Harris 1888 British Petrography with special reference to the igneous rocks London Dulau amp Company References edit Teall Jethro Justinian Harris TL869JJ A Cambridge Alumni Database University of Cambridge Sir Jethro Teall F R S Abstract Nature Nature 114 95 doi 10 1038 114095a0 Retrieved 12 July 2011 Teall Sir Jethro Justinian Harris Who s Who 2522 1920 The Geological Society of London The Times No 36070 London 20 February 1900 p 5 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Jethro Teall amp oldid 1157423441, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
