George Thurland Prior
British mineralogist
About George Thurland Prior
Lived 1862 – 1936 (aged 73). George Thurland Prior was a British mineralogist, keeper of Mineralogy, natural History Museum and meteoriticist, known for Meteorite classification.
George Thurland Prior FRS (16 December 1862 – 8 March 1936) was a British mineralogist. He made great contributions to mineralogical chemistry, petrology and meteoritics.
He was born in Oxford, England, and attended Magdalen College there in 1881. He received a first class in the Honour School in Chemistry in 1885 and Physics in 1886. Later he went to study in Germany. He obtained his Doctor of Science degree from Oxford University in 1905.
He entered the British Museum in 1887, where he was Keeper of Minerals from 1909 to 1927. He was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1912.
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Who was George Thurland Prior?
British mineralogist
When was George Thurland Prior born?
George Thurland Prior was born on 16 December 1862 in Oxford.
When did George Thurland Prior die?
George Thurland Prior died on 8 March 1936.
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George Thurland Prior was a mineralogist, keeper of Mineralogy, natural History Museum and meteoriticist.
What was George Thurland Prior known for?
George Thurland Prior was known for Meteorite classification.
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George Thurland Prior was British.
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