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OverviewHigh Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Sir Arthur Smith Woodward (23 May 1864 - 2 September 1944) was an English palaeontologist. Woodward was born in Macclesfield, Cheshire, England and was educated there and at Owens College, Manchester. He joined the staff of the Department of Geology at the Natural History Museum in 1882. He became assistant Keeper of Geology in 1892, and Keeper in 1901. He was appointed Secretary of the Palaeontographical Society and in 1904, was appointed President of the Geological Society. He was elected in June 1901 a Fellow of the Royal Society He was the world expert on fossil fish, writing his Catalogue of the Fossil Fishes in the British Museum (1889-1901). His travels included journeys to South America and Greece. His contribution to aleoichthyology resulted in him receiving many awards, including a Royal Medal from the Royal Society in 1917, the Lyell and Wollaston Medals of the Geological Society, the Linnean Medal of the Linnean Society and the Clarke Medal of the Royal Society of New South Wales in 1914. He retired from the museum in 1924. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Frederic P. Miller , Agnes F. Vandome , John McBrewsterPublisher: Betascript Publishing Imprint: Betascript Publishing Dimensions: Width: 15.20cm , Height: 0.70cm , Length: 22.90cm Weight: 0.188kg ISBN: 9786133874022ISBN 10: 6133874023 Pages: 120 Publication Date: 12 November 2010 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print  This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsReviewsAuthor InformationTab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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