Ethel Gertrude Skeat | |
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Born | England | 14 May 1865
Died | 26 January 1939 Meldreth, England | (aged 73)
Other names | Ethel Woods |
Alma mater | Newnham College |
Known for | Jurassic glacial deposits in Denmark and on Lower Paleozoic rocks in Wales |
Spouse | Henry Woods (1910-death) |
Awards | Murchison Fund (1908) |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Stratigraphy Paleontology Geology |
Ethel Gertrude Skeat (1865–1939), also known by her married name of Ethel Woods, was an English stratigrapher, invertebrate paleontologist, and geologist who became known for her work on Jurassic glacial deposits in Denmark and on Lower Paleozoic rocks in Wales. She and her chief collaborator, Margaret Crosfield, are credited with undertaking research that substantially advanced understanding of the geological history of northeast Wales.[1][2] She wrote several books on geology.