^Joseph Barclay Pentland in Dictionary of Ulster Biography
Further readingedit
Sarjeant, W.A.S. and Delair, J.B., "Joseph Pentland: a forgotten pioneer in the osteology of fossil marine reptiles," Proceedings of the Dorset Natural History and Archaeology Society, 1976, pp. 12–16.
Sarjeant, W.A.S. and Delair, J.B., "An Irishman in Cuvier’s laboratory. The letters of Joseph Pentland, 1820-1832," Bulletin of the British Museum of Natural History, Historical Series, vol. 6, no. 7, 1979, pp. 245–319.
Sarjeant, W.A.S., "Joseph Pentland’s early geological and geographical work in Bolivia and Peru," in S. Figueiroa and M. Lopes (eds.), Geological sciences in Latin America. Scientific relations and exchanges. (Papers presented at the XVII INHIGEO Congress, Campinas, SP, Brazil, July 19–25, 1993). Campinas Brazil: Universidade Estadual de Campinas. Instituto de Geociencias, pp. 11–27.
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joseph, barclay, pentland, january, 1797, july, 1873, irish, geographer, natural, scientist, traveller, born, ballybofey, county, donegal, ireland, pentland, educated, armagh, also, studied, paris, worked, with, georges, cuvier, pencil, drawing, carlo, ernesto. Joseph Barclay Pentland 17 January 1797 1 12 July 1873 was an Irish geographer natural scientist and traveller Born in Ballybofey County Donegal Ireland Pentland was educated at Armagh He also studied in Paris and worked with Georges Cuvier Joseph Barclay PentlandPencil drawing of Joseph Barclay Pentland by Carlo Ernesto LiveratiBorn 1797 01 17 17 January 1797Ballybofey IrelandDied12 January 1873 1873 01 12 aged 75 LondonBurial placeBrompton Cemetery LondonOccupationsGeographernatural scientisttravelerNotable workReport on Bolivia With Woodbine Parish Pentland surveyed a large part of the Bolivian Andes between 1826 and 1827 He published his Report on Bolivia in 1827 From 1836 to 1839 he served as British consul general in Bolivia He corresponded with Charles Darwin and William Buckland Pentland died 12 July 1873 in London and is buried in Brompton Cemetery London Contents 1 Legacy 2 Sources 3 References 4 Further readingLegacy editThe mineral pentlandite which Pentland first noted The crater Pentland on the Moon The Andean tinamou binomial name Nothoprocta pentlandii The Puna tinamou binomial name Tinamotis pentlandii The cactus Lobivia pentlandii which Pentland discovered and sent to Kew Botanic Gardens LondonSources edit in English Mineral names in English The Darwin Correspondence Online DatabaseReferences edit Joseph Barclay Pentland in Dictionary of Ulster BiographyFurther reading editSarjeant W A S and Delair J B Joseph Pentland a forgotten pioneer in the osteology of fossil marine reptiles Proceedings of the Dorset Natural History and Archaeology Society 1976 pp 12 16 Sarjeant W A S and Delair J B An Irishman in Cuvier s laboratory The letters of Joseph Pentland 1820 1832 Bulletin of the British Museum of Natural History Historical Series vol 6 no 7 1979 pp 245 319 Sarjeant W A S Joseph Pentland s early geological and geographical work in Bolivia and Peru in S Figueiroa and M Lopes eds Geological sciences in Latin America Scientific relations and exchanges Papers presented at the XVII INHIGEO Congress Campinas SP Brazil July 19 25 1993 Campinas Brazil Universidade Estadual de Campinas Instituto de Geociencias pp 11 27 nbsp nbsp nbsp This article about an Irish scientist is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte nbsp This article about a British explorer is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Joseph Barclay Pentland amp oldid 1162881731, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
