Arthur Lewis Hall
Arthur Lewis Hall FRS | |
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Born | Birmingham, England | 10 January 1872
Died | 13 August 1955 Pretoria, South Africa | (aged 83)
Alma mater | University of Cambridge (BA, 1899) University of Cambridge (Sc.D, 1925) |
Known for | Work on the Bushveld Igneous Complex, South Africa |
Awards | Murchison Medal (1930) Draper Memorial Medal (1932) |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Geology |
Arthur Lewis Hall
Early life and education
Hall was born in
Career
In 1900, Hall joined
Hall's geological work included mapping of the rocks outcropping across the vast Bushveld complex - an area that is now recognised as a classic example of a
Hall was nominated for fellowship of the Royal Society in December 1932, in recognition of his work mapping the igneous complex of the Bushveld, and its metamorphic effects; and for his work on gold-fields and the metal ores of South Africa. Hall was proposed by Arthur Rogers, director of the geological survey of South Africa, supported by geologists including OT Jones, Alfred Harker, Albert Seward and John Flett.[10] He was elected as a fellow in 1935.
After retirement from the geological survey at the age of 60, Hall continued to work as a consulting geologist. He also published a vast compendium of analyses of rocks, minerals, ores, coal, soils and waters from southern Africa, and updates to his series of monographs on the bibliography of South African geology, until his failing eyesight meant that he had to stop.[4]
Awards
Hall's work was widely recognised during his career. He was awarded the ScD degree from Cambridge University in 1925. He was the first recipient of the Draper Memorial Medal of the Geological Society of South Africa in 1932. Hall was awarded the Murchison Medal in 1930, and was elected to the Royal Society in 1935.[1]
Personal life
Outside his work, Hall was a proficient violinist, who regularly performed both chamber music and in orchestras. He was also a regular supporter of classical music concerts in Pretoria. According to his biographer Sidney H. Haughton, Hall 'wasted no time with the helpless amateur or the pretentious professional' in either geology, or music.[1]
Hall married Rosalie Powell, from Clifton, Bristol, in August 1900. They had a daughter and three sons. Two of Hall's sons died before him.[1]
Selected publications
- Hall, A.L. (1918) The Geology of the Barberton Gold Mining District, including adjoining portion of Northern Swaziland. Memoirs of the geological survey of South Africa, 9.
- Hall, A.L. (1924) A Subject Index to the Literature on the Geology and Mineral Resources of South Africa. Memoirs of the geological survey of South Africa, 22.
- Hall, A.L. (1932) The Bushveld Igneous Complex of the Central Transvaal. Memoirs of the geological survey of South Africa, 28, 554 pp.
- Hall, A.L. (1937) A bibliography of South African geology for the years 1931-1935 (inclusive). Memoirs of the geological survey of South Africa, 30, 160 pp. Continuation of memoirs 18, 22, 25 and 27.
- Hall, A.L. (1938) Analyses of rocks, minerals, ores, coal, soils and waters from Southern Africa. Memoirs of the geological survey of South Africa, 32, 868 pp.[1]
References
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- ^ a b c d Nel, L (1955). "Arthur Lewis Hall M.A. Sc.D F.R.S. F.G.S." Transactions of the Geological Society of South Africa. LVIII: 1–11. Retrieved 28 January 2024.
- ^ "Abstract: THE 1921-22 SHALER MEMORIAL EXPEDITION TO SOUTH AFRICA: R. A. DALY'S INFLUENCE ON BUSHVELD PIONEERS G. A. F. MOLENGRAAFF AND A. L. HALL (2004 Denver Annual Meeting (November 7–10, 2004))". gsa.confex.com.
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- ^ Scoon, R. N. (5 November 2016). "Paper Number: 1056 | Three Pioneering Geologists of the Bushveld Complex, South Africa: Hall, Merensky, and Wagner" (PDF). Retrieved 27 January 2024.
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- ^ "Hall, Arthur Lewis: certificate of election to the Royal Society". catalogues.royalsociety.org.