William Joscelyn Arkell

William Joscelyn Arkell
FRS FGS
William Joscelyn Arkell FRS FGS
Born	9 June 1904; Highworth, Wiltshire, England
Died	18 April 1958 (aged 53); Cambridge, England
Alma mater	New College, Oxford
Known for	Jurassic geology
Awards	Mary Clark Thompson Medal (1944); Lyell Medal (1949); Fellow of the Royal Society (1947);
	Scientific career
Fields	Jurassic palaeontology and stratigraphy
Institutions	University of Oxford; University of Cambridge;

William Joscelyn Arkell FGS, FRS^[1] (9 June 1904 – 18 April 1958) was a British geologist and palaeontologist, regarded as the leading authority on the Jurassic Period during the middle part of the 20th century.^[2]

^ ^a ^b Cox, L. R. (1958). "William Joscelyn Arkell 1904-1958". Biographical Memoirs of Fellows of the Royal Society. 4: 1–01. doi:10.1098/rsbm.1958.0001.
^ Edmonds, J.M. (1970). "Arkell, William Joscelyn". Dictionary of Scientific Biography. Vol. 1. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons. pp. 284–286. ISBN 0-684-10114-9.

[frs-1] Cox, L. R. (1958). "William Joscelyn Arkell 1904-1958". Biographical Memoirs of Fellows of the Royal Society. 4: 1–01. doi:10.1098/rsbm.1958.0001.

[encyc-2] Edmonds, J.M. (1970). "Arkell, William Joscelyn". Dictionary of Scientific Biography. Vol. 1. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons. pp. 284–286. ISBN 0-684-10114-9.

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William Joscelyn Arkell FRS FGS

Born	(1904-06-09)9 June 1904 Highworth, Wiltshire, England
Died	18 April 1958(1958-04-18) (aged 53) Cambridge, England
Alma mater	New College, Oxford
Known for	Jurassic geology
Awards	Mary Clark Thompson Medal (1944) Lyell Medal (1949) Fellow of the Royal Society (1947)^[1]
Scientific career
Fields	Jurassic palaeontology and stratigraphy
Institutions	University of Oxford University of Cambridge

William Joscelyn Arkell

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