Joan M. Eyles
British geologist, book collector and historian of science
Joan Mary Eyles (15 June 1907 – 14 June 1986, née Biggs) was a British geologist and historian of science, who was an expert on the geologist William Smith. Eyles donated the Eyles Collection of papers on the history and practice of geology to the University of Bristol.2
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Born Jun 15, 1907, died Jun 14, 1986.1
About
She was one of the founding members of the British Society for the History of Science.
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Companies
Early life and education
- 1924 to 1928Cardiff University Bachelor of Science; chemistry, geology3
- 1930 to 1931King's College London Doctor of Philosophy; geology3
- Date not recordedFfynone House School3
Early life
Joan Mary Biggs was born on 15 June 1907, in Neath. She grew up in Bridgend and attended St Winefride's Convent school in Swansea.
Education
Biggs studied chemistry and geology at University College of South Wales and Monmouthshire from 1924 and graduated in 1928.
Biggs enrolled on a PhD at King's College London to study Scottish igneous rocks. One year later, she met Victor Eyles, whom she married after three months. Joan Eyles, as she then became, completed her research but did not take her viva because of "domestic pressures" and the need to travel frequently to follow her husband as he worked as a field geologist for the H.M. Geological Survey.
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Career
Occupation: book collector, geologist, historian.5
- Date not recordedFounded British Society for the History of Science4
Personal life
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