Victor Eyles

British geologist & science historian (1895–1978)

Dr Victor Ambrose Eyles FRSE FGS (1895–1978) was a British geologist and science historian. He was the founder of the Society for the Bibliography of Natural History in 1936.²

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Born Oct 10, 1895, died Mar 8, 1978.¹

About

Joan Eyles, his wife, donated the Eyles Collection, their collection of papers on the history and practice of geology, to the University of Bristol.

From Wikipedia’s article on Victor Eyles, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.²

Companies

British Society for the History of ScienceFounder⁹

Early life and education

Date not recordedFairfield High School³
Date not recordedUniversity of Bristol³

Career

Occupation: geologist.⁵

Date not recordedFounded British Society for the History of Science⁴

Personal life

BornOct 10, 1895, Bristol⁶
SpouseJoan M. Eyles⁷

In October 1931 he married fellow geologist Joan Mary Briggs (1907–1986). Joan was an expert on William Smith, a founding father of geology. On her death she bequeathed a huge collection of books, papers, and maps relating to geology to the University of Bristol, thereafter called the Eyles Collection.

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Awards

Date not recordedFellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh⁸

Sources

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