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According to Sweet (1967), pp.205-206,
Robert Jameson (1774-1854) founded this Society in Edinburgh in
1808 with the name Wernerian Natural History Society
in honour of Abraham Gottlob Werner (1749-1817), who had proposed a
theory of the formation of the earth that Jameson favoured;
the organizational meeting occurred on 1808, January 12.
Sweet (1967), p.210 indicates that the first
meeting of the Society occurred on 1808, March 2.
In an article (by Dennis R. Dean) on
Jameson, Robert (1774-1854), geologist and natural historian in
the electronic version of the
Dictionary of National Biography, we read:
"In 1808 Jameson founded the Wernerian Natural History Society, of which
he remained president for life."
In an article (by Norman E. Butcher) on
Necker, Louis Albert (1786-1861), geologist in
the electronic version of the
Dictionary of National Biography, we read:
"Jameson had studied briefly under A. G. Werner in Freiburg and
established the Wernerian Natural History Society in Edinburgh in 1808, to
promulgate Werner's teaching on the classification and origin of
rocks." Sweet (1967), p.216, indicates that Jameson's health began to decline beginning in 1845, and so too did the activities of the Society. In addition, by this time few members of the Society still adhered to the Wernerian theory of rock formation. Jameson ceased to be involved in the Society after 1850, November 23, and he died in 1854. According to Sweet (1967), p.217 there was a lapse of six years in meetings of the Society from 1850 until 1856, March 1, when a meeting was held to discuss the future of the Society. The executive considered various options through 1856 and 1857; eventually it was decided to close the Society down and dispose of its assets. The Society formally ceased to exist on 1858, April 16. |
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In an article (by Norman E. Butcher) on
Necker, Louis Albert (1786-1861), geologist in
the electronic version of the
Dictionary of National Biography, we read:
"Jameson had studied briefly under A. G. Werner in Freiburg and
established the Wernerian Natural History Society in Edinburgh in 1808, to
promulgate Werner's teaching on the classification and origin of
rocks." Norman E. Butcher, 'Necker, Louis Albert (1786-1861)', Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 2004 [http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/article/49478, accessed 24 May 2005] |
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1808/09/10 - 1838 [i.e. pub. 1811 - 1838] (Vol.1 - v.8, pt.1) |
Memoirs of the Wernerian Natural History Society [Nat. Lib. Scotland cat.] |
Edinb. Mem. Wern. Soc. [RSLC, v.1, p.xxx.] Mem. of the Werner. Soc. [Pogg., v.1, col.253; gives no further details.] Mem. of the Wernerian Nat. Hist. Soc. [Reuss, v.16, p.77 (2nd sequence) cites Vol.1.] Mem. of the Wernerian Society [Phil. Trans., Vol. 111 (1821), p.140 cites I.] Mem. Wernerian Nat. Hist. Soc. [Phil. Trans., Vol. 165 (1875), p.595 cites vol. iv.] Mem. Wernerian Nat. Hist. Soc. Edinburgh [Science, New Series, Vol. 216, No. 4552 (Jun. 18, 1982), p.1329 cites 6 (1827).] Mem. Wernerian Soc. [Pogg, v.1, col.1189 cites I, 1811; II, pt. I, 1814; II, pt. II, 1818; III, 1821; and IV, pt.II, 1823.] Memoirs of the Wernerian Society [Phil. Trans., Vol. 117 (1827), p.268 cites the Third Volume.] Memoirs Wernerian Nat. Hist. Soc. [Notes Rec. Roy. Soc., Vol. 38, No. 2 (Mar., 1984), p.257 cites 1811, I.] Wernerian Memoirs [Phil. Trans., Vol. 152 (1862), p.797 cites vol. ii.] Wernerian Soc. Memoirs [Proc. Roy. Soc., Vol. 23 (1874 - 1875), p.543 cites 1821-23.] |
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