Ethel Shakespear
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Dame Ethel Mary Reader Shakespear DBE JP (née Wood; 17 July 1871 – 17 January 1946) was an English geologist, Justice of the Peace, public servant, and philanthropist.[1] She is most famously known for her work on the Lower Ludlow Formation and won several awards for her influential papers. [2]
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Dame Ethel Shakespear | |
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Born | Ethel Mary Reader Wood (1871-07-17)17 July 1871 Biddenham, Bedfordshire, England |
Died | 17 January 1946(1946-01-17) (aged 74) |
Education | Bedford High School for Girls |
Alma mater | Newnham College, Cambridge |
Occupation | Geologist |
Known for | The Lower Ludlow Formation and its Graptolite Fauna |
Spouse | Gilbert Arden Shakespear |
Awards | Wollaston Fund & Murchison Medal |
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