William Thomas Blanford ( 1832 - 1905 )

Birth: 27 Bouverie Street, London, England (07 October 1832) Death: London (23 June 1905) Burial: Highgate Cemetery, London Education: School of Mines, London; Freiburg Career: Went to India with his brother, on staff of the Indian Geological Survey; went on the Abyssinian expedition (1867); studied geology in Persia, returning via Russia; Deputy Superintendent of the Geological Survey of India (by 1874); retired to London (1882) Honours: CIE 1904 Memberships: FGS; ZS (Corresponding) Membership: Fellow Election Date: 4/06/1874 Medals/Prizes: Royal Medal 1901 Council: VP 1892-1893 and 1901-1903.