About Charles Smith Wilkinson
Lived 1843 – 1891 (aged 48). Charles Smith Wilkinson was a geologist.
Charles Smith Wilkinson (22 August 1843 – 26 August 1891) was an Australian geologist. He became geological surveyor in charge in New South Wales in 1875 and was president of the Royal Society of New South Wales in 1887.
Early life Wilkinson was born tinPottersbury, Northamptonshire, England, to David Wilkinson, C.E..
Career He urged Joseph Edmund Carne to study geology, subsequently in 1879, Carne joined the survey as assistant to Wilkinson. In 1876 Wilkinson was elected a fellow of the Geological Society of London and in 1881 a fellow of the Linnean Society. In 1882 Edgeworth David was appointed assistant geological surveyor, Wilkinson delegated much responsibility to him.
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Who was Charles Smith Wilkinson?
Australian geologist (1843-1891)
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Charles Smith Wilkinson was born on 22 August 1843.
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Charles Smith Wilkinson died on 26 August 1891.
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Charles Smith Wilkinson was a geologist.
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