Summary
Charles Alfred Matley (1866–1947) was a British paleontologist and geologist in India, the British West Indies and Wales.
Matley was educated at Birmingham University, and earned a doctorate in geology (D.Sc.) from the University of London in July 1902.[1]
In the 1930s, Matley was appointed Government Geologist for Jamaica and under his tenure a ground water assessment for the island was prepared. In addition, while on the island he collected one of the most extensive collection of Jamaican fossils.[2]
Matley was awarded the Murchison Medal in 1929 by the Geological Society of London.[3] The standard author abbreviation Matley is used to indicate this individual as the author when citing a formal faunal record.
He married Sarah A. Loach in Birmingham in 1891.
Notes edit
- ^ "University intelligence". The Times. No. 36829. London. 25 July 1902. p. 5.
- ^ ""Background Information" Mines and Geology Division, Ministry of Agriculture and Lands, Jamaica". Archived from the original on 22 July 2011. Retrieved 31 January 2010.
- ^ "Award Winners: Murchison Medal". The Geological Society of London. Archived from the original on 27 September 2007. Retrieved 31 January 2010.
Further reading edit
- Donovan, S.K. (1996) "De la Beche, C. A. Matley and the Jamaican 'Palaeozoic'" Contributions to Geology, UWI, Mona 2: pp. 15–19
- Robinson, E. (1996) "Charles Alfred Matley: his links with mid twentieth century geology in Jamaica" Contributions to Geology, UWI, Mona 2: pp. 20–27
External links edit
- List of the publications of Charles Alfred Matley