Person
Ferrar, Hartley Travers (1879 - 1932)
- Born
- 28 January 1879
Dalkey, Ireland - Died
- April 1932
New Zealand - Occupation
- Antarctic explorer and Geologist
Summary
Hartley Ferrar was a new graduate in geology from the University of Cambridge when in 1901 he was invited to become geologist on the British National Antarctic Expedition. During the Expedition he also assumed responsibility for sea-water analysis. He participated in a number of sledging parties, including into Western Mountains of Victoria Land. Among his many geological samples was the first fossil found in Antarctica. Other discoveries including evidence of the presence of coal. After the expedition Ferrar joined the Geological Survey of Egypt where he made the first extensive survey of the western desert and became interested in the effect of irrigation on soils. In 1919 he became a geologist with the New Zealand Geological Survey, being Acting Director at the time of his death. Ferrar Glacier, Victoria Land Antarctica, and Ferrar Peak, South Island, New Zealand, were named in his honour.
Details
Chronology
- 1901
- Education - Graduated, University of Cambridge
- 1901 - 1904
- Career position - Geologist, British National Antarctic Expedition
- 1904
- Award - Polar Medal
- 1905 - 1913
- Career position - Geologist, Geological Survey of Egypt
- 1913 - ?
- Career position - Master, Christchurch College, New Zealand
- 1919 - 1932
- Career position - Geologist, New Zealand Geological Survey
Related entries
Published resources
Book Sections
- Ferrar, H. T., 'Report on the field geology of the region explored during the Discovery Antarctic Expedition, 1901 - 1904' in Natural history, Fletcher, L., ed., vol. 1 (1907), pp. 1-100. Details
Journal Articles
- Brook, Martin S. and Ferrar, Susanna, 'Hartley Travers Ferrar (1879 - 1932) and his geological legacy in Antarctica, Egypt and New Zealand', Earth sciences history, 38 (1) (2019), 43-58. https://doi.org/10.17704/1944-6178-38.1.43. Details
- Ferrar, H. T., 'Notes on the physical geography of the Antarctic', Geographical journal, 25 (1905), 373-86. Details
- Ferrar, H. T., 'History of the Ross Dependency', New Zealand journal of science and technology, 6 (1923), 205-8. Details
- Ferrar, H. T., 'The geological history of the Ross Dependency', New Zealand journal of science and technology, 7 (1925), 354-61. Details
- Smith, B., 'Dr H. T. Ferrar obituary', Nature, 129 (3264) (1932), 751. Details
- Smith, B. 1933, 'Hartley Travers Ferrar obituary', Proceedings of the Geological Society of London, 89 (1933), 89091. Details
Helen Cohn
Created: 24 September 2024