History of Geology Group

Aims

The History of Geology Group (HOGG) was inaugurated in October 1994 to encourage interest in the lives and work of those scientists and philosophers who influenced both the study and the practice of geology. HOGG is open to anyone with an interest in the history of geology, and the events and personalities that have shaped the way in which it is studied and practiced today.

HOGG is managed and run by a committee of its members and the current chair is Alan Bowden. HOGG is affiliated to the Geological Society of London and many of its meetings are held in the Society's apartments at Burlington House in London.

Membership

It is not necessary to be a Fellow of the Society to join HOGG, and membership is open to anyone interested in the subject at a subscription of only £15 per calendar year. Applications and a cheque for £15 for the first year or part year, payable to HOGG, should be sent to the Treasurer, (and NOT to the Secretary, please!): Beris Cox, c/o The Geological Society, Burlington House, Piccadilly, London, W1J 0BG.

Download an application form (PDF)

HOGG Activities

Two meetings are generally held each year, together with a field weekend. Many meetings result in well-reviewed books produced as Special Publications by the Geological Society.

An ambitious forward programme of meetings is planned for the next two years, including:

HOGG Open Meeting (April 2009)
Military Uses of Hydrogeology: Past and Present (November 2009)
Geology in the History of Provincial Scientific Societies (2010)

View details of forthcoming meetings

View content relating to past meetings

A Newsletter is circulated three times a year containing announcements of future events, reviews of meetings, notices and reviews of recent publications, and other items of relevance to the history of geology. HOGG is also actively collecting and publishing links to history of geology resources on the Web.

From January 2007, HOGG newsletters are available to download as full colour PDF files.

Number 36 (June 2009) (.pdf 885 Kb)
Number 35 (February 2009) (.pdf 863 Kb)
Number 34 (September 2008) (.pdf 2896 Kb)
Number 33 (June 2008) (.pdf 1247 Kb)
Number 32 (February 2008) (.pdf 3400 Kb)
Number 31 (October 2007) (.pdf 2272 Kb)
Number 30 (May 2007) (.pdf 3690 Kb)
Number 29 (January 2007) (.pdf 1721 Kb)

The group is currently engaged on a project to interview older Fellows of the Geological Society, to capture their recollections in an audio archive. If you joined the Society before 1960, we would be delighted if you would take part.

Find out more about the oral history project

The Group is building a list of online resources relevant to the History of Geology

Chair

Alan Bowden
Email: Alan.Bowden@liverpoolmuseums.org.uk

Secretary

Leucha Veneer
Division of History and Philosophy of Science
Department of Philosophy
University of Leeds
Leeds
LS2 9JT
Email: phllv@leeds.ac.uk

View the biographies of all members of the committee