Stanley Smith

Stanley Smith (7 March 1883 – 1 July 1955) was a British geologist and academic. He was born in Middlesbrough, Yorkshire in 1883. He attended Darlington Grammar School and after completion of school, worked in a chemical laboratory of the Darlington Forge Company. He enrolled in Armstrong College (now Kings College, University of Newcastle upon Tyne), in Newcastle upon Tyne, in 1904, taking his B.Sc. in 1907, followed by M.Sc. in 1909 During World War II, extensive bombing of the Bristol Museum damaged a number of the collections Smith worked on. Like many academics he was prevented from continuing his research at the Natural History Museum in London, due to the emergency relocation of its collections for preservation during the War.

Later life Dr Smith was awarded the Geological Society of London's Lyell Medal in 1947. In addition to his interest in palaeontology, he also undertook research into Greek and Roman antiquities during his retirement, with D.E. Eichholz of the University of Bristol. This included a translation of the works of Theophrastus, and his geological studies. Smith was a member and secretary of the South-Western Naturalists Union and member of the Bristol Naturalists Society.