| 1841 |
Born March 23rd at Camberwell. Received early education at Boulogne and Amiens. Entered Royal School of Mines, then Mining College of Freiberg, D.Sc. at London University. |
| 1860 |
Appointed Assistant geologist on Geological Survey. Worked in Wealden area, and Carboniferous of Derbyshire. |
| 1865 |
Paper with Topley to Geological Society “On the Superficial Deposits of the Valley of the Medway”, with remarks on the “Denudation of the Weald”. |
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Part-author of “Geology of North Derbyshire”(M.G.S.) 1869, with Green and Dakyns. |
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Retired from Geological Survey. |
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Specialised in mineralogy and mining. |
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Lectured in Cornwall. Visited important mineral districts abroad. |
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Papers to the Geological Society on Celestine in Egypt (with H. Bauerman), the Caratal Goldfield in Venezuela. |
| 1872 |
Appointed Inspector of Mines under the Home Office. Served for 8 years in south-west England. Results in papers to Geological Society and Cornish Societies. Results of work in Annual Reports of Mines and Quarries issued by Home Office. |
| 1880 |
Given charge of North Wales. |
| 1890 |
Appointed Professor of Mining at Royal College of Science on death of Sir Warington Smyth. “Ore and stone mining”; “The elements of mining and quarrying”. Became member of Royal Commission on Coal Supplies. |
| 1892
– 1893 |
Elected F.R.S. |
| 1901 |
Retired from Home Office. |
| 1903 |
Knighted. |
| 1904 |
Died April 19th. |
