Richard Cowling Taylor
Richard Cowling Taylor (18 January 1789 – 26 October 1851) was an English surveyor and geologist.
Life
Taylor, third son of Samuel Taylor, farmer, was born at
In the early part of his career he was engaged on the
In July 1830 he went to the
His knowledge of theoretical geology led him to refer the old red sandstone that underlies the Pennsylvania coalfields to its true place, corresponding with its location in the series of European rocks. He was elected a fellow of the Geological Society of London.
He died at Philadelphia on 26 October 1851, having married in 1820 Emily, daughter of George Errington of Great Yarmouth, by whom he had four daughters.
Works
He devoted much time to archæology, and published ‘Index Monasticus, or the Abbeys and other Monasteries … formerly established in the Diocese of Norwich and the Ancient Kingdom of East Anglia,’ 1821. His other principal works were:
- ‘On the Geology of East Norfolk,’ 1827.
- ‘Statistics, History, and Description of Fossil Fuel,’ 2nd edit. 1841.
- ‘Statistics of Coal,’ Philadelphia, 1848; 2nd edit. revised, 1854.
- ‘The Coalfields of Great Britain, with Notices of Coalfields in other parts of the World,’ 1861.
He compiled the index to the new edition of William Dugdale's Monasticon (1860), which took him two years. He also contributed fourteen papers to the archives of the United Friars of Norwich, and many articles to the Magazine of Natural History.
References
- Attribution
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: "Taylor, Richard Cowling". Dictionary of National Biography. London: Smith, Elder & Co. 1885–1900.
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