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Ethel Shakespear

English geologist, public servant and philanthropist (1871 - 1946) · United Kingdom · On the map · Scientists · Died at 74

Dame Ethel Mary Reader Shakespear was an English geologist, public servant and philanthropist. She is most famously known for her work on the Lower Ludlow Formation and won several awards for her influential papers.

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1946Died17 January 19461920Dame Commander of the Order of the British EmpireAwardMurchison MedalAward1919Fellow of the Geological Society of LondonAward1918Member of the Order of the British EmpireAward1904Wollaston FundAward1871Born17 July 1871

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Awards

Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire1920
Murchison Medal1920
Fellow of the Geological Society of London1919
Member of the Order of the British Empire1918
Wollaston Fund1904

About this person

Country
United Kingdom
Category
Scientists
Type
Scientist
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1871 to 1946 · aged 74