William Jerome Harrison

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William Jerome Harrison
Born(1845-03-16)16 March 1845
Hemsworth, Yorkshire
Died6 June 1908(1908-06-06) (aged 63)

William Jerome Harrison

Leicester Town Museum. In 1880 he moved to Birmingham, where he was appointed Chief Science Master under the Birmingham School Board. His books include A History of Photography, The Chemistry of Photography, and Geology of the Counties of England and of North and South Wales.[1][2][3] Harrison is also credited with being the founder of the National Photographic Record and Survey Movement which led to the formation of the National Photographic Record Association in 1897.[1]

He edited, jointly with Edward W. Badger, volumes 1 to 9 of The Midland Naturalist, the journal of the Midland Union of Natural History Societies, to which he also contributed articles. In 1885 he was awarded the Union's Darwin Prize for original research in geology.[4]

References

  1. ^ Often known as W. Jerome Harrison
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  3. ^ Sheppard, Thomas (1908). "In Memoriam: W. Jerome Harrison, F.G.S., 1845–1908". The Naturalist. 33: 345–349.
  4. ^ "The Darwin Medal". The Gardeners' Chronicle: 51. 9 July 1887.

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