William Joscelyn Arkell | |
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| Born | 9 June 1904 Highworth, Wiltshire, England |
| Died | 18 April 1958 (aged 53) Cambridge, United Kingdom |
| Nationality | British |
| Alma mater | New College, Oxford |
| Known for | Jurassic geology |
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| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Jurassic palaeontology and stratigraphy |
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| Doctoral advisor | J.A. Douglas[citation needed] |
| Doctoral students | Anthony Hallam[citation needed] William Stuart McKerrow |
William Joscelyn Arkell FGS, FRS[1] (9 June 1904 – 18 April 1958) was a British geologist and palaeontologist, regarded as the leading authority on the Jurassic Period during the middle part of the 20th century.[2]
- ^ a b Cox, L. R. (1958). "William Joscelyn Arkell 1904-1958". Biographical Memoirs of Fellows of the Royal Society. 4: 1–01. doi:10.1098/rsbm.1958.0001.
- ^ Edmonds, J.M. (1970). "Arkell, William Joscelyn". Dictionary of Scientific Biography. Vol. 1. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons. pp. 284–286. ISBN 0-684-10114-9.