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.

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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

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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

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