Matthew Paul Moyle

Matthew Paul Moyle
Born(1788-10-04)4 October 1788
Chacewater, Cornwall, Wngland
Died7 August 1880(1880-08-07) (aged 91)
Helston, Cornwall, England
Alma materGuy's Hospital, London
Scientific career
FieldsGeology, Meteorology, Surgery
InstitutionsRGSC, RCPS

Matthew Paul Moyle (4 October 1788 – 7 August 1880) was an English meteorologist and writer on mining, second son of John Moyle, by Julia, daughter of Jonathan Hornblower, was born at Chacewater, Cornwall, 4 October 1788, and educated at Guy's and St. Thomas's Hospitals.[1]

He became a member of the Royal College of Surgeons in 1809, and was afterwards in practice at Helston in Cornwall for the long period of sixty-nine years. A considerable portion of his practice consisted in attending the men accidentally injured in the tin and copper mines of his neighbourhood, and his attention was thus led to mining.[1]

From 1841 to 1879 he kept meteorological records for the Royal Cornwall Polytechnic Society.[2]

He died at Cross Street, Helston, on 7 August 1880, leaving a large family.[1]

  1. ^ a b c Boase, G. C. (1894). "Moyle, Matthew Paul". Dictionary of National Biography Vol. XXIX. Smith, Elder & Co. Retrieved 22 November 2007. The first edition of this text is available at Wikisource: "Moyle, Matthew Paul" . Dictionary of National Biography. London: Smith, Elder & Co. 1885–1900.
  2. ^ Crook, Denise (2004). "Moyle, Matthew Paul (1788–1880)". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/19471. Retrieved 22 November 2007. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)