William Thomas Blanford was an English geologist and naturalist. Blanford was born in London. He was educated in private schools in Brighton and Paris, and with a view to the adoption of a mercantile career spent two years in a business house at Civita Vecchia. On returning to England in 1851 he was induced to enter the newly established Royal School of Mines (now part of Imperial College London), which his younger brother Henry F.

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  • William Thomas Blanford was an English geologist and naturalist. Blanford was born in London. He was educated in private schools in Brighton and Paris, and with a view to the adoption of a mercantile career spent two years in a business house at Civita Vecchia. On returning to England in 1851 he was induced to enter the newly established Royal School of Mines (now part of Imperial College London), which his younger brother Henry F. Blanford (1834 – 1893), afterwards head of the Indian Meteorological Department, had already joined. He studied under Henry De la Beche, Lyon Playfair, Edward Forbes, Ramsay, and Warrington Smyth. He then spent a year in the mining school at Freiberg, Saxony, and towards the close of 1854 both he and his brother obtained posts on the Geological Survey of India. In that service he remained for twenty-seven years, retiring in 1882. After his retirement he took up editorship of the Fauna of British India series. He was engaged in various parts of India, in the Raniganj coalfield, in Bombay, and in the coalfield near Talcher, where boulders considered to have been ice-borne were found in the Talcher strata — a remarkable discovery confirmed by subsequent observations of other geologists in equivalent strata elsewhere. His attention was given not only to geology but to zoology, and especially to the land-mollusca and to the vertebrates. In 1866 he was attached to the Abyssinian expedition, accompanying the army to Magdala and back; and in 1871 – 1872 he was appointed a member of the Persian Boundary Commission along with O. B. St. John. After a voyage to Basra he started back from Gwadar, 200 miles west of Karachi. Marching to Shiraz with St. John's party and then travelled alone through Ispahan to Teheran to join Sir Richard Pollock. He visited the Elbruz Mountains and returned to England from the Caspian via Astrakhan, Moscow, St. Petersburg and Berlin to reach home in September 1872. The best use was made of the exceptional opportunities of studying the natural history of those countries. He subsequently spent time to produce the report on Zoology. He represented the Indian Government at the meeting of the Geological Congress in Bologna. In 1883 he married Ida Gertrude Bellhouse, and settled at Bedford Gardens, Campden Hill. For his many contributions to geological science, Blanford was in 1883 awarded the Wollaston medal by the Geological Society of London. For his labours on the zoology and geology of British India he received in 1901 a royal medal from the Royal Society. He had been elected F.R.S. in 1874, and was chosen president of the Geological Society in 1888. He was created C.I.E. in 1904. He died in London in 1905. His principal publications were: Observations on the Geology and Zoology of Abyssinia (1870), Manual of the Geology of India, with H. B. Medlicott (1879) and the third volume in Birds following the work of E. W. Oates in the Fauna of British India series.
  • William Thomas Blanford war ein englischer Geologe, Zoologe und Naturforscher.
  • William Thomas Blanford oli englantilainen geologi ja luonnontieteilijä. Blanford kävi yksityiskouluja Brightonissa ja Pariisissa. Hän asui kaksi vuotta Civitavecchiassa perehtyen kaupankäyntiin. Palattuaan Englantiin 1851 häntä kannustettiin aloittamaan opiskelu vastaperustetussa Royal School of Mines, nykyisin osa Imperial College London'ia, jossa hänen nuorempi veljensä Henry F. Blanford (1834–1893), myöhemmin Intian Ilmatieteen laitoksen johtaja, oli jo aloittanut opinnot. William Blanford opiskeli De la Bechen, Lyon Playfairin, Edward Forbesin, Ramsayn ja Warington Smythin oppilaana. Tämän jälkeen hän vietti kaksi vuotta Freibergin kaivoskoulussa, ja vuoden 1854 lopulla sekä hän että hänen veljensä saivat virat Intian Geologisesta tutkimuslaitoksesta. Tässä laitoksessa Blanford palveli 27 vuotta, jääden eläkkeelle 1882. Eläkepäivinään hän toimitti Fauna of British India sarjaa. Blanford työskenteli Intian eri osissa, muun muassa Raniganjin hiilialueella, Bombayssa ja Talcherin hiilialueella. Geologian lisäksi hän oli kiinnostunut myös eläimistä, eritoten maalla elävistä nilviäisistä ja selkärankaisista. 1866 hän osallistui Etiopian retkelle, seuraten armeijan mukana Magdalaan ja takaisin. Vuosina 1871–1872 hän toimi Persian Boundary Commissionin jäsenenä. Basran matkan jälkeen Blanford matkusti Gwadariin, josta hän matkusti Shiraziin Oliver St Johnin seurueen mukana. Täältä hän kulki yksinään Isfahanin kautta Teheraniin, jossa hän liittyi Sir Richard Pollockin seuraan. Hän kävi Elbrusilla ja palasi Englantiin Kaspianmeren, Astrakanin, Moskovan, Pietarin ja Berliinin kautta. Matkallaan hän oppi paljon alueen luonnonhistoriasta ja laati havainnoistaan eläintieteellisen raportin. Bolognan Geologisessa kongressissa Blanford edusti Intian hallitusta. Vuonna 1883 hän avioitui Ida Gertrude Bellhousen kanssa ja asettui Bedford Gardensin Campden Hilliin. Monista palveluksistaan geologialle Lontoon geologinen seura (Geological Society of London) palkitsi Blanfordin Wollaston mitalilla vuonna 1883. Royal Society palkitsi hänet työstä Brittiläisen Intian eläintieen ja geologian parissa royal medalilla 1901. Hänet valittiin Geologisen seuran (Geological Society) puheenjohtajaksi 1888. Blanford tutki paljon myös lintuja, ja nimesi muun muassa etiopianhaarapääskyn (Hirundo aethiopica).
  • William Thomas Blanford est un géologue et naturaliste britannique. Blanford naît à Londres. Il étudie dans des écoles privées à Brighton et Paris puis en vue d'adopter une carrière commercial il passe 2 ans à Civitavecchia. De retour au Royaume-Uni en 1851 il entre à l'école royale des mines, que son jeune frère, Henry F. Blanford (1834-1893), qui prendra la tête du département de météorologie indienne, a déjà joint. Puis il passe 10 ans à l'école des mines de Freiberg (Saxe) et vers la fin de 1854 lui et son frère obtiennent des postes au levé géologique d'Inde. Il y reste 27 ans jusqu'à sa retraite en 1882. Il travaille dans diverses parties de l'Inde, à Raniganj, dans les mines de charbon de Bombay et dans celles situées près de Talchir où des blocs erratiques, considérés amenés là par de la glace, sont découverts dans les strates du Talchir. Une découverte qui sera confirmée pas les observations d'autres géologues dans d'autres régions. Son attention se porte non seulement sur la géologie mais aussi sur la zoologie, plus spécialement sur les mollusques terrestres et les vertébrés. En 1866 il est attaché à l'expédition d'Abyssinie accompagnant l'armée à Mgdala. De 1871 à 1872 il est engagé comme membre de la commission frontalière de Perse. Il utilise toutes les opportunités possibles durant ces voyages pour étudier l'histoire naturelle de ces pays. Pour ses contributions à la géologie Blanford reçoit la médaille Wollaston en 1883 de la Geological Society of London et pour ses travaux en zoologie et géologie de l'Inde la médaille Royale en 1901. Il est élu membre de la Royal Society en 1874 et président de la Geological Society en 1888. Il meurt à Londres.
  • Blanford nacque a Londra. Venne educato nelle scuole di Brighton e Parigi e, pensando di intraprendere una carriera mercantile, trascorse due anni presso una ditta commerciale di Civitavecchia. Di ritorno in Inghilterra nel 1851 venne incitato ad entrare nella neo-fondata Royal School of Mines (che fa attualmente parte dell'Imperial College di Londra), dove vi era già entrato il suo fratello più giovane, Henry F. Blanford, che diventerà in seguito capo del Dipartimento Indiano di Meteorologia. Trascorse in seguito un anno nella scuola mineraria di Freiberg ed entro la fine del 1854 sia lui che suo fratello ottennero un posto al Geological Survey of India. Rimase al suo servizio per ventisette anni, ritirandosi nel 1882. Dopo il suo ritiro curò la stampa della serie Fauna dell'India Britannica. Venne inviato in varie parti dell'India, nelle miniere di carbone di Raniganj, a Bombay, e in quelle nei pressi di Talcher, dove trovò negli strati del terreno dei ciottoli che ritenne trasportati lì dai ghiacciai - una scoperta considerevole confermata dalle osservazioni seguenti di altri geologi in strati equivalenti di altri luoghi. Rivolse la sua attenzione non solo alla geologia, ma anche alla zoologia, interessandosi soprattutto ai molluschi terrestri e ai vertebrati. Nel 1866 si aggregò ad una spedizione in Abissinia, accompagnando l'esercito a Mgdala, e nel 1871-1872 venne nominato membro della Commissione di Confine Persiana. Utilizzò questi viaggi come opportunità eccezionali per studiare la storia naturale di quei Paesi. Per i suoi molti contributi alla scienza geologica, la Geological Society di Londra conferì a Blanford nel 1883 la medaglia Wollaston. Per i suoi lavori sulla zoologia e la geologia dell'India britannica ricevette nel 1901 una medaglia reale dalla Royal Society. Nel 1874 venne eletto membro della Royal Society (F.R.S. ) e nel 1888 divenne presidente della Geological Society. Nel 1904 venne eletto membro dell'Ordine dell'Impero Indiano (C.I.E.). Morì a Londra nel 1905. Le sue principali pubblicazioni furono: Observations on the Geology and Zoology of Abyssinia, Manual of the Geology of India, insieme a H. B. Medlicott, ed il terzo volume sugli uccelli dopo quello di E. W. Oates nella serie Fauna dell'India Britannica.
  • ウィリアム・トーマス・ブランフォード(William Thomas Blanford、1832年10月7日 - 1905年6月23日)はイギリスの地質学者、博物学者である。 ロンドンに生まれた。ブライトンやパリで学び、イタリアのチヴィタヴェッキアで商人として働いた後、1851年にイギリスに戻り、新しく設立された王立鉱山学校 (現在のインペリアル・カレッジ・ロンドン)に入学した。後にインド気象局 の局長になる弟のヘンリー・ブランフォード はすでに王立鉱山学校で学んでいた。ヘンリー・デ・ラ・ビーチやライアン・プレイフェアなどに学んだ。 ドイツのフライベルク鉱山学校で学んだ後、弟とともにインド地質調査所 に職を得て、ブランドフォードは27年間インド地質調査所で働いた。1882年に退職した後、イギリス領インドの動物相に関する著作を行った。 Raniganj 炭鉱 (Raniganj coalfield)、ボンベイ、タルチャー 近くの炭鉱などインド各地で働き、タルチャーでは氷河によっての運ばれた巨礫を発見するという地質学上の重要な貢献をおこなった。 地質学のみでなく、動物学、とくに陸生の軟体動物や脊椎動物にも興味を持っていた。1866年にアビシニア(エチオピア)の調査に参加したのをはじめ、ロシアなどを旅した。 1874年に王立協会の会員に選ばれ、1888年にロンドン地質学会の会長に選ばれた。
  • William Thomas Blanford foi um geólogo e naturalista britânico. Foi laureado com a medalha Wollaston concedida pela Sociedade Geológica de Londres, em 1883.
  • William Thomas Blanford, född 7 oktober 1832 i London, död där 23 juni 1905, var en engelsk zoolog, geolog och naturforskare. Blanford studerade i Paris och var från 1855 anställd vid geologiska undersökningen i Brittiska Indien. Han gjorde sig främst känd som kännare av däggdjuren och fåglarna och författade en mängd huvudsakligen zoologiska arbeten om dessa djur, till exempel Fauna of British India (1892). År 1883 tilldelades han Wollastonmedaljen och 1901 Royal Medal för sina arbeten rörande djurens geografiska utbredning.
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  • William Thomas Blanford was an English geologist and naturalist. Blanford was born in London. He was educated in private schools in Brighton and Paris, and with a view to the adoption of a mercantile career spent two years in a business house at Civita Vecchia. On returning to England in 1851 he was induced to enter the newly established Royal School of Mines (now part of Imperial College London), which his younger brother Henry F.
  • William Thomas Blanford war ein englischer Geologe, Zoologe und Naturforscher.
  • William Thomas Blanford oli englantilainen geologi ja luonnontieteilijä. Blanford kävi yksityiskouluja Brightonissa ja Pariisissa. Hän asui kaksi vuotta Civitavecchiassa perehtyen kaupankäyntiin. Palattuaan Englantiin 1851 häntä kannustettiin aloittamaan opiskelu vastaperustetussa Royal School of Mines, nykyisin osa Imperial College London'ia, jossa hänen nuorempi veljensä Henry F. Blanford (1834–1893), myöhemmin Intian Ilmatieteen laitoksen johtaja, oli jo aloittanut opinnot.
  • William Thomas Blanford est un géologue et naturaliste britannique. Blanford naît à Londres. Il étudie dans des écoles privées à Brighton et Paris puis en vue d'adopter une carrière commercial il passe 2 ans à Civitavecchia. De retour au Royaume-Uni en 1851 il entre à l'école royale des mines, que son jeune frère, Henry F. Blanford (1834-1893), qui prendra la tête du département de météorologie indienne, a déjà joint.
  • Blanford nacque a Londra. Venne educato nelle scuole di Brighton e Parigi e, pensando di intraprendere una carriera mercantile, trascorse due anni presso una ditta commerciale di Civitavecchia. Di ritorno in Inghilterra nel 1851 venne incitato ad entrare nella neo-fondata Royal School of Mines (che fa attualmente parte dell'Imperial College di Londra), dove vi era già entrato il suo fratello più giovane, Henry F.
  • William Thomas Blanford foi um geólogo e naturalista britânico. Foi laureado com a medalha Wollaston concedida pela Sociedade Geológica de Londres, em 1883.
  • William Thomas Blanford, född 7 oktober 1832 i London, död där 23 juni 1905, var en engelsk zoolog, geolog och naturforskare. Blanford studerade i Paris och var från 1855 anställd vid geologiska undersökningen i Brittiska Indien. Han gjorde sig främst känd som kännare av däggdjuren och fåglarna och författade en mängd huvudsakligen zoologiska arbeten om dessa djur, till exempel Fauna of British India (1892).
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