Charles Lapworth

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Charles Lapworth was a pioneering British geologist best known for his work on Ordovician stratigraphy and the use of graptolites to establish detailed rock sequences.

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instanceOf British geologist ⓘ
geologist ⓘ
human ⓘ
awardReceived Murchison Medal ⓘ
Royal Medal ⓘ
Wollaston Medal ⓘ
birthDate 1842-09-20 ⓘ
birthPlace Berkshire ⓘ
England ⓘ
Faringdon ⓘ
contributedTo development of biostratigraphy ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship United Kingdom ⓘ
deathDate 1920-03-13 ⓘ
educatedAt National School in Faringdon ⓘ
linked to: Faringdon
employer Mason Science College ⓘ
University of Birmingham ⓘ
era 19th century ⓘ
early 20th century ⓘ
familyName Lapworth ⓘ
fieldOfWork geology ⓘ
paleontology ⓘ
stratigraphy ⓘ
givenName Charles ⓘ
hasHonorificName Lapworth Medal ⓘ
Lapworth Museum of Geology ⓘ
influenced modern stratigraphic classification of Paleozoic rocks ⓘ
knownFor definition of the Ordovician period ⓘ
establishing detailed rock sequences using graptolites ⓘ
use of graptolites in biostratigraphy ⓘ
work on Ordovician stratigraphy ⓘ
languageOfWorkOrName English ⓘ
memberOf Geological Society of London ⓘ
name Charles Lapworth ⓘ
notableWork studies of the Southern Uplands of Scotland ⓘ
work on the Moffat Series graptolite fauna ⓘ
occupation geologist ⓘ
placeOfDeath Birmingham ⓘ
England ⓘ
positionHeld Professor of Geology at Mason Science College ⓘ
Professor of Geology at the University of Birmingham ⓘ
proposed Ordovician as a separate geological period between Cambrian and Silurian ⓘ
linked to: Ordovician Period
spouse Janet Sanderson ⓘ
studied Ordovician rocks of Wales and the Welsh Borderlands ⓘ
Silurian and Cambrian successions ⓘ
usedFossilGroup graptolites ⓘ

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Murchison Medal → hasNotableRecipient → Charles Lapworth ⓘ
Charles Lapworth → name → Charles Lapworth ⓘ
Roderick Murchison → influenced → Charles Lapworth ⓘ
Lapworth Museum of Geology → namedAfter → Charles Lapworth ⓘ
Lapworth Museum of Geology → foundedBy → Charles Lapworth ⓘ
Lapworth → hasNotableBearer → Charles Lapworth ⓘ
Lapworth Medal → namedAfter → Charles Lapworth ⓘ
Lapworth Medal → honours → Charles Lapworth ⓘ
Janet Sanderson → spouse → Charles Lapworth ⓘ