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- William Daniel Conybeare FRS, dean of Llandaff, one of the most distinguished of English geologists, who was born in London, was a grandson of John Conybeare, bishop of Bristol (1692–1755), a notable preacher and divine, and son of Dr William Conybeare, rector of Bishopsgate. Educated first at Westminster School, he went in 1805 to Christ Church, Oxford, where in 1808 he took his degree of BA, with a first in classics and second in mathematics, and proceeded to MA three years later. Having entered holy orders he became in 1814 curate of Wardington, near Banbury, and he accepted also a lectureship at Brislington near Bristol. During this period he was one of the founders of the Bristol Philosophical Institution (1822). He was rector of Sully in Glamorganshire from 1823 to 1836, and vicar of Axminster from 1836 to 1844. He was appointed Bampton lecturer in 1839, and was instituted to the deanery of Llandaff in 1845. Attracted to the study of geology by the lectures of Dr John Kidd he pursued the subject with ardour. As soon as he had left college he made extended journeys in Britain and on the continent, and he became one of the early members of the Geological Society. Both Buckland and Sedgwick acknowledged their indebtedness to him for instruction received when they first began to devote attention to geology. To the Transactions of the Geological Society as well as to the Annals of Philosophy and Philosophical Magazine he contributed many geological memoirs. In 1821, in collaboration with Henry De la Beche he distinguished himself by describing, from fragmentary remains, the saurian Plesiosaurus. His predictions were proved correct by a later discovery of Mary Anning's in 1823. Among his most important memoirs is that on the south-western coal district of England, written in conjunction with Dr Buckland, and published in 1824. He wrote also on the valley of the Thames, on Elie de Beaumont's theory of mountain-chains, and on the great landslip which occurred near Lyme Regis in 1839 when he was vicar of Axminster. His principal work, however, is the Outlines of the Geology of England and Wales (1822), being a second edition of the small work issued by William Phillips and written in co-operation with that author. The original contributions of Conybeare formed the principal portion of this edition, of which only Part 1, dealing with the Carboniferous and newer strata, was published. It affords evidence throughout of the extensive and accurate knowledge possessed by Conybeare; and it exercised a marked influence on the progress of geology in this country. He was a fellow of the Royal Society and a corresponding member of the Institute of France. In 1844, he was awarded the Wollaston medal by the Geological Society of London. The loss of his eldest son, WJ Conybeare, preyed on his mind and hastened his end. He died at Itchenstoke, near Portsmouth, a few months after his son, on 12 August 1857. (Obituary in Gent. Mag. Sept. 1857, p. 335). He is buried in Brompton Cemetery, London. (Another source suggests he is buried near the Chapter House at Llandaff Cathedral. ) His elder brother John Josias Conybeare was also interested in geology.
- William Daniel Conybeare war ein britischer Geologe und Paläontologe.
- William Daniel Conybeare est un géologue et paléontologiste britannique. Conybeare est né à Londres et étudie à Christ Church, université d'Oxford. Il entre dans les ordres et devient vicaire de Wardington près de Bristol. Durant cette période il est un des fondateurs du Bristol Philosophical Institution en 1822. Il est recteur de Sully dans le Glamorganshire de 1823 à 1836 et vicaire de Axminster de 1836 à 1844. Il est chargé d'enseignement en 1839 et devient doyen de Llandaff en 1845. Il est attiré à la géologie par les cours de John Kidd (1775-1851). Après ses études il voyage au Royaume-Uni et sur le continent et devient un des premiers membres de la Geological Society of London. William Buckland (1784-1856) et Adam Sedgwick (1785-1873) ont reconnu le rôle de Conybeare dans leur formation en géologie. En 1821 il se distingue par la description d'une squelette de plésiosaure découvert par Mary Anning (1799-1847). Les principaux éléments de son compte-rendu ont été confirmés par les recherches ultérieures. Il publie aussi des travaux sur les couches de charbon de l'Angleterre du sud-ouest (avec William Buckland en 1824), sur la vallée de la Tamise, sur la théorie de la formation des chaînes de montagnes de Léonce Élie de Beaumont (1798-1874) et sur un glissement de terrain près de Lyme Regis en 1839. Toutefois son principal ouvrage est Outlines of the Geology of England and Wales 1822, une seconde édition d'un travail de William Phillips (1775-1828) co-écrite avec l'auteur. Les contributions de Conybeare forment la partie principale de cette édition dont seule la première partie, décrivant le Carbonifère et les couches plus récentes, est publiée. Ce travail exercera une grande influence au Royaume-Uni. Conybeare est membre de la Royal Society et membre correspondant de l'Institut de France. En 1844 il reçoit la médaille Wollaston.
- William Daniel Conybeare was een Engelse geoloog en paleontoloog. Conybeare was in het Victoriaanse tijdperk een van de stichters van de moderne stratigrafie.
- William Daniel Conybeare, decano em Llandaff, foi um eminente geólogo e paleontólogo inglês. Era filho do Dr William Conybeare, reitor de Bishopsgate. Foi laureado com a medalha Wollaston concedida pela Sociedade Geológica de Londres, em 1844. Enciclopédia Britânica – 1911 em domínio público
- William Daniel Conybeare, född 7 juni 1787, död 12 Augusti 1857 var en brittisk präst, geolog och paleontolog. Conybeare var pionjär i arbetet med att beskriva England geologi och utgav 1822 Outlines of the Geology of England and Wales. Han gjorde den första mer vetenskapliga beskrivningen av Mary Annings fynd av ichtyosaurusfossil 1821. Han var ledamot av Royal Society.
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- William Daniel Conybeare FRS, dean of Llandaff, one of the most distinguished of English geologists, who was born in London, was a grandson of John Conybeare, bishop of Bristol (1692–1755), a notable preacher and divine, and son of Dr William Conybeare, rector of Bishopsgate. Educated first at Westminster School, he went in 1805 to Christ Church, Oxford, where in 1808 he took his degree of BA, with a first in classics and second in mathematics, and proceeded to MA three years later.
- William Daniel Conybeare war ein britischer Geologe und Paläontologe.
- William Daniel Conybeare est un géologue et paléontologiste britannique. Conybeare est né à Londres et étudie à Christ Church, université d'Oxford. Il entre dans les ordres et devient vicaire de Wardington près de Bristol. Durant cette période il est un des fondateurs du Bristol Philosophical Institution en 1822. Il est recteur de Sully dans le Glamorganshire de 1823 à 1836 et vicaire de Axminster de 1836 à 1844.
- William Daniel Conybeare was een Engelse geoloog en paleontoloog. Conybeare was in het Victoriaanse tijdperk een van de stichters van de moderne stratigrafie.
- William Daniel Conybeare, decano em Llandaff, foi um eminente geólogo e paleontólogo inglês. Era filho do Dr William Conybeare, reitor de Bishopsgate. Foi laureado com a medalha Wollaston concedida pela Sociedade Geológica de Londres, em 1844. Enciclopédia Britânica – 1911 em domínio público
- William Daniel Conybeare, född 7 juni 1787, död 12 Augusti 1857 var en brittisk präst, geolog och paleontolog. Conybeare var pionjär i arbetet med att beskriva England geologi och utgav 1822 Outlines of the Geology of England and Wales. Han gjorde den första mer vetenskapliga beskrivningen av Mary Annings fynd av ichtyosaurusfossil 1821. Han var ledamot av Royal Society.
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