Henry William Burrows (1858–1939) was an English architect and amateur palaeontologist, who 'devoted his leisure to Tertiary fossils'. Burrows was elected a Fellow of the Geological Society in 1900.[1] He was one of the founders of the Malacological Society of London in 1893, and was elected an honorary member in 1932.[2]
Henry William Burrows | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1858 |
| Died | 1939 |
| Nationality | English |
| Occupation(s) | Architect, Amateur Palaeontologist |
| Known for | Founder of the Malacological Society of London, Contributions to Tertiary fossils |
| Awards | Honorary Member of the Malacological Society of London (1932) |
Selected works
edit- With George Frederick Harris The Eocene and Oligocene beds of the Paris basin. London :University college, E. Stanford,1891.pdf
- Burrows, H. W. & Holland, R. 1897. The foraminifera of the Thanet Beds of Pegwell Bay. Proceedings of the Geologists' Association, 15, 19–52.
References
edit- ^ "GSL/POR/48/34-01 Portrait of Henry William BURROWS". geolsocarchives.org.uk.
- ^ "Henry William Burrows". Journal of Molluscan Studies. 6 December 1940. doi:10.1093/oxfordjournals.mollus.a064395.
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