Person

Moore, Charles (1814 - 1881)

Born
1814
Ilminster, United Kingdom
Died
7 December 1881
Bath, United Kingdom
Occupation
Geologist

Summary

Charles Moore was an enthusiastic collector of geological specimens who spent much of his life living in Bath, United Kingdom. He was active in a number of scientific societies, including as a Fellow of the Geological Society. His collection was comprehensive, ever-expanding, and open to the public. Moore published a number of new species based on his specimens. His particular interest was bivalves and gastropods. In his capacity of agent for emigration to Queensland Moore had contact with numerous people in Australia, including geologist William B. Clarke. It was his examination of specimens sent to him by Clarke, that enabled Moore to publish on the Mesozoic in Australia. The bulk of his collections remain in Bath.

Details

Chronology

1844 - 1853
Career position - Bookseller, Ilminster, United Kingdom
1853
Life event - Moved to Bath, United Kingdom
1854 - 1881
Award - Fellow, Geological Society, London
1855
Career event - Founding Member, Bath Natural History and Antiquarian Field Club
1859
Career event - Elected Member, British Association for the Advancement of Science
1871
Career event - Elected Honorary Member, Geologist's Association

Published resources

Books

  • Pickford, R. F., Charles Moore 1815 - 1881: a brief history of the man and his geological collection (Bath, U.K.: Municipal Libraries, 1971), 16 pp. Details

Journal Articles

  • Copp, C. J. T., 'The Charles Moore Geological Collection', GCG: newsletter of the Geological Curators Group, 3 (1975), 109-16. Details
  • Moore, C., 'Australian Mesozoic geology and palaeontology', Quarterly journal of the Geological Society, London, 26 (1870), 226-61. Details
  • Turner, Susan, 'Charles Moore's Fossil Fish from Queensland', Geological Curator, 5 (1) (1987), 20-22. Details

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