Index of Obituaries, 1828 - Date
The index is alphabetical by surname:
To obtain a copy of an obituary, please contact the Library. Charges apply and payment will be required in advance from non-Fellows. Copies of obituaries published in the Society's Quarterly journal may alternatively be purchased online via the Lyell Collection (usually found in the 'Proceedings' section as part of the Anniversary Address of the President), or for those published prior to 1923 they may be found online courtesy of the Biodiversity Library.
Information from 1971-2000 is based on the handlist with additional biographical information indexed by Prof Richard Howarth. NB: there are no obituaries recorded in the years 1831-32 nor for the years 1844-45.
Abbreviations used in the Obituaries Index
- Ann. rept. = Annual report
- Geosci = Geoscientist
- Memb. List = Membership List
- Note = Short note only
- QJ = Quarterly Journal of the Geological Society of London
- QJEG = Quarterly Journal of Engineering Geology
- Proc = Proceedings of the Geological Society of London
- WD = War death