Arthur Holmes

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Arthur Holmes was a pioneering British geologist whose work on radiometric dating and mantle convection fundamentally advanced understanding of Earth's age and plate tectonics.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf British scientist ⓘ
geologist ⓘ
human ⓘ
academicDegree BSc in geology ⓘ
authorOf Principles of Physical Geology ⓘ
The Age of the Earth ⓘ
awardReceived Murchison Medal ⓘ
Wollaston Medal ⓘ
burialPlace England ⓘ
contributedTo establishing a quantitative geological timescale ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship England ⓘ
United Kingdom ⓘ
dateOfBirth 1890-01-14 ⓘ
dateOfDeath 1965-09-20 ⓘ
educatedAt Imperial College London ⓘ
Royal College of Science ⓘ
employer Durham University ⓘ
University of Edinburgh ⓘ
familyName Holmes ⓘ
fieldOfWork geochronology ⓘ
geology ⓘ
mantle convection ⓘ
petrology ⓘ
radiometric dating ⓘ
givenName Arthur ⓘ
hasNationality British ⓘ
influenced acceptance of radiometric dating in geology ⓘ
development of modern plate tectonics ⓘ
knownFor contributions to the foundations of plate tectonics theory ⓘ
early estimates of the age of the Earth using radioactive decay ⓘ
pioneering work on radiometric dating of rocks ⓘ
proposing mantle convection as a mechanism for continental drift ⓘ
memberOf Royal Society ⓘ
name Arthur Holmes ⓘ
notableWork Principles of Physical Geology ⓘ
The Age of the Earth ⓘ
placeOfBirth County Durham ⓘ
England ⓘ
Hebburn ⓘ
placeOfDeath England ⓘ
London ⓘ
linked to: London, England
positionHeld Regius Professor of Geology at the University of Edinburgh ⓘ
professor of geology at Durham University ⓘ
publicationDate 1913 ⓘ
sexOrGender male ⓘ
theoryDeveloped mantle convection cells driving continental drift ⓘ

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Bigsby Medal → notableRecipient → Arthur Holmes ⓘ
Wollaston Medal → notableRecipient → Arthur Holmes ⓘ
Murchison Medal → hasNotableRecipient → Arthur Holmes ⓘ
Arthur Holmes → name → Arthur Holmes ⓘ
William Bowie Medal → notableRecipient → Arthur Holmes ⓘ
Principles of Physical Geology → author → Arthur Holmes ⓘ