He was for the most part self-educated. Apprenticed in 1804 to a manufacturer of camlets and bombazines, a taste for serious study was stimulated by his master, Alderman John Herring and by Joseph John Gurney. Becoming interested in geology and archaeology, he began to form the collection which after his death was purchased for the Norwich museum. In 1820 he obtained a clerkship in Gurney's (afterwards Barclay's) bank at Norwich, and Hudson Gurney and Dawson Turner (of Yarmouth), both fellows of the Royal Society, encouraged his scientific work.
He communicated to the Archaeologia articles on the round church towers of Norfolk, the Roman remains of the country, etc., and other papers on natural history and geology to the Mag. Nat. Hist. and Phil. Mag.
He was author of:
A Synoptical Table of British Organic Remains (1830), the first work of its kind in Britain
An Outline of the Geology of Norfolk (1833)
The Norfolk Topographer's Manual (1842) issued posthumously
The History and Antiquities of Norwich Castle (1847) issued posthumously
His eldest son, Bernard Bolingbroke Woodward (1816–1869), was librarian and keeper of the prints and drawings at Windsor Castle from 1860 until his death. The second son, Samuel Pickworth Woodward (1821–1865), became in 1845 professor of geology and natural history in the Royal Agricultural College, Cirencester, and in 1848 was appointed assistant in the department of geology and mineralogy in the British Museum. He was author of A Manual of the Mollusca (in three parts, 1851, 1853 and 1856). Samuel Woodward's youngest son, Henry was also a noted geologist.
See Memoir of S. Woodward (with bibliography) in Trans. Norfolk Nat. Soc. (1879), and of SP Woodward (with portrait and bibliography), Ibid. (1882), by HB Woodward.
samuel, woodward, other, people, named, disambiguation, october, 1790, january, 1838, english, geologist, antiquary, born, norwich, born, 1790, october, 1790norwich, englanddied14, january, 1838, 1838, aged, nationalityenglishchildrenbernard, woodwardsamuel, w. For other people named Samuel Woodward see Samuel Woodward disambiguation Samuel Woodward 3 October 1790 14 January 1838 English geologist and antiquary was born at Norwich Samuel WoodwardBorn 1790 10 03 3 October 1790Norwich EnglandDied14 January 1838 1838 01 14 aged 47 NationalityEnglishChildrenBernard B WoodwardSamuel P WoodwardHenry WoodwardScientific careerFieldsGeology AntiquaryHe was for the most part self educated Apprenticed in 1804 to a manufacturer of camlets and bombazines a taste for serious study was stimulated by his master Alderman John Herring and by Joseph John Gurney Becoming interested in geology and archaeology he began to form the collection which after his death was purchased for the Norwich museum In 1820 he obtained a clerkship in Gurney s afterwards Barclay s bank at Norwich and Hudson Gurney and Dawson Turner of Yarmouth both fellows of the Royal Society encouraged his scientific work He communicated to the Archaeologia articles on the round church towers of Norfolk the Roman remains of the country etc and other papers on natural history and geology to the Mag Nat Hist and Phil Mag He was author of A Synoptical Table of British Organic Remains 1830 the first work of its kind in Britain An Outline of the Geology of Norfolk 1833 The Norfolk Topographer s Manual 1842 issued posthumously The History and Antiquities of Norwich Castle 1847 issued posthumouslyHis eldest son Bernard Bolingbroke Woodward 1816 1869 was librarian and keeper of the prints and drawings at Windsor Castle from 1860 until his death The second son Samuel Pickworth Woodward 1821 1865 became in 1845 professor of geology and natural history in the Royal Agricultural College Cirencester and in 1848 was appointed assistant in the department of geology and mineralogy in the British Museum He was author of A Manual of the Mollusca in three parts 1851 1853 and 1856 Samuel Woodward s youngest son Henry was also a noted geologist See Memoir of S Woodward with bibliography in Trans Norfolk Nat Soc 1879 and of SP Woodward with portrait and bibliography Ibid 1882 by HB Woodward This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain Chisholm Hugh ed 1911 Woodward Samuel Encyclopaedia Britannica 11th ed Cambridge University Press External links editWorks by or about Samuel Woodward at Internet Archive Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Samuel Woodward amp oldid 1156589458, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
