Geological Society of London

Geological Society of London

Formation	13 November 1807; 216 years ago (1807-11-13)
Founded at	Freemasons Tavern, Great Queen Street London, WC2
Type	Learned society
Registration no.	210161
Headquarters	Burlington House, Piccadilly London, W1
Coordinates	51°30′32″N 0°8′22″W / 51.50889°N 0.13944°W / 51.50889; -0.13944
Membership	12,000
Website	www.geolsoc.org.uk

The Geological Society of London, known commonly as the Geological Society,^[1] is a learned society based in the United Kingdom. It is the oldest national geological society in the world and the largest in Europe, with more than 12,000 Fellows.

Fellows are entitled to the

The Society was founded on 13 November 1807 at the Freemasons' Tavern, Great Queen Street, in the Covent Garden district of London.^[3] It was partly the outcome of a previous club known as the Askesian Society. There were 13 founder members: William Babington, James Parkinson, Humphry Davy, George Bellas Greenough, Arthur Aikin, William Allen, Jacques Louis, Comte de Bournon, Richard Knight, James Laird, James Franck, William Haseldine Pepys, Richard Phillips, and William Phillips. It received its royal charter on 23 April 1825 from George IV.

Since 1874, the Society has been based at Burlington House, Piccadilly, London. This building houses the Society's library, which contains more than 300,000 volumes of books and journals.^[4] It is a member of the UK Science Council.

Women were first allowed to become Fellows of the Society in 1919.^[5][6]

In 1991, it merged with the Institution of Geologists, which had been formed in 1977 to represent the geological profession.^[7]

The Society is a member of the European Federation of Geologists.

The Society celebrated its bicentenary in 2007. It ran programmes in the

, the president that year.

Specialist and regional groups

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The Society has 24 specialist groups and 15 regional groups which serve as an opportunity for those with specific interests to meet and discuss their subject or region. They are all free for members to join and some are open to non-members.[8]^[9]

The Regional Groups are:

The Specialist Groups are:

Publications

Blackwell Science . It also co-publishes journals and publishes on behalf of other organisations. These include Petroleum Geoscience with the European Association of Geoscientists and Engineers; Geochemistry: Exploration, Environment, Analysis with the Association of Applied Geochemists; Journal of Micropalaeontology for The Micropalaeontological Society; Proceedings of the Yorkshire Geological Society for the Yorkshire Geological Society; and Scottish Journal of Geology for the Geological Societies of Edinburgh and Glasgow. Past presidents Main article: President of the Geological Society of London The society counts many famous geologists amongst its past presidents. These include pioneers of geology Arthur Elijah Trueman, Herbert Harold Read, Frederick Shotton, and Janet Watson . Scientific awards and funds In 1831, it began issuing an annual scientific award for geology, known as the Wollaston Medal. This is still the Society's premier medal, which in 2006 was awarded to James Lovelock, the originator of the Gaia hypothesis. Medals awarded by the Society Aberconway Medal Bigsby Medal Dewey Medal[10] Distinguished Service Award[11] Lyell Medal Major John Sacheverell A'Deane Coke Medal[12] Major Edward D'Ewes Fitzgerald Coke Medal[12] Murchison Medal President's Awards[13] Prestwich Medal R. H. Worth Award[14] Sue Tyler Friedman Medal William Smith Medal Wollaston Medal Funds administered by the Society Lyell Fund[15] Murchison Fund Wollaston Fund[16] William Smith Fund[17] Bibliography Herries Davies, G.L. (2007) Whatever is Under the Earth: The Geological Society of London 1807 to 2007, London : Geological Society, ISBN 1-86239-214-5 See also Geology of Great Britain Journal of the Geological Society William Smith (geologist) References ^ The Geological Society Archived 2010-08-17 at the Wayback Machine, UK. ^ Andrew Scott,Stephen Pumfrey, Leucha Veneer (12 April 2012). "Early Geology". In our time. 1 minutes in. BBC Radio 4. Retrieved 16 September 2012. ^ Herries Davies, G.L. (2007) Whatever is Under the Earth: The Geological Society of London 1807 to 2007, London: Geological Society ^ The Geological Society, UK. ^ Hunter, Dana (2019-03-19). "Geological Society of London Celebrates the First Female Fellows". Scientific American Blog Network. Retrieved 2019-03-27. S2CID 128719787 . Retrieved 2019-03-27. ^ Brassington, R. "The Institution of Geologists - A Brief History". The Geological Society, London. Archived from the original on 14 March 2012. Retrieved 16 May 2010. ^ "Regional Groups". The Geological Society of London. Retrieved 2023-03-14. ^ "Specialist Groups". The Geological Society of London. Retrieved 2023-03-14. ^ "Dewey Medal". The Geological Society of London. Retrieved 2023-03-14. ^ "Distinguished Service Award". The Geological Society of London. Retrieved 2023-03-14. ^ a b "The Major John Sacheverell A'Deane Coke and Major Edward D'Ewes Fitzgerald Coke Medals". The Geological Society of London. Retrieved 2023-03-14. ^ "President's Awards". The Geological Society of London. Retrieved 2023-03-14. ^ "R H Worth Award". The Geological Society of London. Retrieved 2023-03-14. ^ "Lyell Fund". The Geological Society of London. Retrieved 2023-03-14. ^ "Wollaston Fund". The Geological Society of London. Retrieved 2023-03-14. ^ "William Smith Fund". The Geological Society of London. Retrieved 2023-03-14. External links Wikimedia Commons has media related to Geological Society of London. Wikisource has original works on the topic: Geological Society of London The Geological Society The Lyell Collection Geological Society publications Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Geological_Society_of_London&oldid=1208955045"