Richard Nicholls Worth

Richard Nicholls Worth (19 July 1837− 3 July 1896) an English geologist and historian of the City of Plymouth in Devon.

Life Worth was apprenticed in 1851 at the Devonport and Plymouth Telegraph, becoming a member of the staff in 1858. In 1863 he joined the Western Morning News, remaining with it till 1865. In 1866 and the following year he lived at Newcastle upon Tyne as editor of the Northern Daily Express, but, finding the climate too trying, rejoined the staff of the Western Morning News in 1867. In 1877 he became associated with Messrs. Brendon & Son, printers and publishers, of Plymouth, receiving a testimonial of plate by public subscription in Devon and Cornwall for his services as a journalist. In this business he remained till his death, though he continued to contribute occasionally, not only to the local press but also to Nature, the Academy, and other periodicals.

Worth devoted his spare time to investigating the history and geology of the west of England. Patient and exact, dreading hasty theorising, he did much for the history, archaeology, and geology of Devon and Cornwall. Historical Notes Concerning the Progress of Mining Skills in Cornwall and Devon.