Person
Tilley, Cecil Edgar (1894 - 1973)
FRS
- Born
- 14 May 1894
Unley, South Australia, Australia - Died
- 24 January 1973
Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England - Occupation
- Mineralogist and Petrologist
Summary
Cecil Tilley was a dominant figure in modern metamorphic and igneous petrology, recognised internationally. He published extensively and discovered and described a number of new minerals. His early research was based on the metamorphic rocks from the Eyre Peninsula, South Australia, but after studying petrology at the University of Cambridge he continued his research in the Great Britain. He influenced the teaching of geology in Australia through his extended visits, when he encouraged young Australians to undertake postgraduate studies abroad and return to academic positions in Australia.
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Chronology
- 1914
- Education - Bachelor of Science (BSc), University of Adelaide
- 1916
- Education - Bachelor of Science (BSc), University of Sydney
- 1919
- Award - 1851 Exhibition Science Research Scholarship
- 1922
- Education - Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), University of Cambridge
- 1922
- Award - 1851 Exhibition Research Fellowship
- 1923 - 1929
- Career position - Demonstrator in petrology, University of Cambridge
- 1929 - 1931
- Career position - Lecturer in petrology, University of Cambridge
- 1931 -
- Career position - Professor of mineralogy and petrology, University of Cambridge
- 1938
- Career event - Fellow, The Royal Society, London (FRS)
- 1938 - 1939
- Life event - Spent a year in Australia
- 1949 - 1950
- Career position - Vice-president, The Royal Society, London
- 1967
- Award - Royal Medal, The Royal Society, London - In recognition of his many distinguished contributions in all branches of petrology.
Published resources
Book Sections
- Pring, Allan, 'Tilley, Cecil Edgar (1894-1973), petrologist and mineralogist' in Australian dictionary of biography, volume 16: 1940 - 1980 Pik-Z, John Ritchie and Diane Langmore, eds (Melbourne: Melbourne University Press, 2002), pp. 396-397. http://www.adb.online.anu.edu.au/biogs/A160479b.htm. Details
Resources
- Biographical Memoirs of Fellows of the Royal Society [Online resource], Royal Society of London, https://doi.org/10.1098/rsbm.1974.0017. Details
Ken McInnes
Created: 24 October 2024