John Phillips ( 1800 - 1874 )

Birth: Marden, Wiltshire, England (25 December 1800) Death: A staircase in All Souls' College, Oxford, Oxfordshire (24 April 1874) Research Field: Geology, palaeontology Career: Professor of Geology, King's College London (1834); Professor of Geology , Trinity College, Dublin (1844-1853); Curator of New Museum, Oxford (1957); Keeper of Ashmolean Museum, Oxford (1854-1870); Wollaston Medalist (Geological Society) Memberships: FGS (1828) Membership: Fellow Election Date: 10/04/1834.