Weiss, Prof. Joseph J., (30 Aug. 1907–9 April 1972), Professor of Radiation Chemistry in the University of Newcastle upon Tyne (formerly King’s College, University of Durham), 1956–70

2007 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Radiation Chemistry ◽  
King's College ◽  
The University ◽  
Newcastle Upon Tyne

Meirion Thomas, 28 December 1894 - 5 April 1977

1978 ◽  
Vol 24 ◽  
pp. 547-568
Keyword(s):  
World War I ◽  
Research Worker ◽  
Memorial Service ◽  
World War ◽  
Professional Career ◽  
King's College ◽  
Army Service ◽  
The University ◽  
Newcastle Upon Tyne ◽  
Meirion Thomas

Meirion Thomas spent all but a year or two of his professional career at the University of Newcastle upon Tyne (formerly Armstrong, later King’s College, University of Durham) following army service in World War I. An account of his arrival there says his advent was quite an occasion because of his Oxbridge accent, his air of culture and sophistication, his beautiful manners and his military bearing. At the memorial service for him it was said: ‘Through all the talks about him there runs a note of admiration for the research worker, the teacher, the quintessential bachelor, the regular worshipper at the Cathedral or the Welsh Chapel, and for the least warlike of men with a good first war record.’ Meirion was a quiet, naturally friendly man with a twinkle in his eye and a fine sense of humour, but a persistent shyness gave him a somewhat aloof manner and he maintained a personal reticence which none of his colleagues fully penetrated. He was extremely thorough in all he did and brought to his work high ideals and a sense of duty acquired in youth. He set the highest of standards and his students regarded him with some degree of awe, but in after years many expressed their respect and affection for him and gratitude for the rigorous training he provided.

Host relationships of Ixodes arvicolae Warburton on the Scilly Isles

Parasitology ◽  
1965 ◽  
Vol 55 (3) ◽  
pp. 595-599 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. P. Rood ◽  
E. T. Burtt
Keyword(s):  
Adult Female ◽  
Mus Musculus ◽  
Apodemus Sylvaticus ◽  
Microtus Agrestis ◽  
Adult Males ◽  
King's College ◽  
Adult Females ◽  
Host Relationships ◽  
The University ◽  
Newcastle Upon Tyne

Ixodes arvicolae Warburton was collected at 2-monthly intervals from January 1961 to August 1962 on a total of 226 Apodemus sylvaticus and 264 Crocidura suaveolens cassiteridum in the Scilly Isles. Twenty-one adult females (out of a total forty-two ticks) were found on Apodemus and one adult female (out of a total 106 ticks) on Crocidura. No adult males were found. Ticks were collected from the hosts throughout the year, but in Crocidura there was a suggestion of greater frequency for larvae during the summer. I. arvicolae was also found on Mus musculus in the Scilly Isles and on Microtus agrestis in Cornwall.We wish to thank Professor D. R. Arthur of King's College, University of London, for identification of the ticks involved in this study, and Dr Alec Milne of the University of Newcastle upon Tyne for helpful criticism of the manuscript.

scholarly journals William Bullerwell, 27 September 1916 - 25 November 1977

1978 ◽  
Vol 24 ◽  
pp. 1-13 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Folk Songs ◽  
Geophysical Research ◽  
Senior Lecturer ◽  
The United Kingdom ◽  
King's College ◽  
Personal Qualities ◽  
Good Word ◽  
Geological Sciences ◽  
The University ◽  
Newcastle Upon Tyne

Dr William Bullerwell, Chief Geophysicist and Deputy Director of the Institute of Geological Sciences, London, S.W.7, died suddenly on 25 November 1977 at his home at Kenilworth Court, Putney, at the age of 61. He won distinction for his contributions to geophysical research, both fundamental and applied, particularly in relation to problems in the United Kingdom and the surrounding continental shelf; and, as a man, he will be remembered for his fine personal qualities, for his encouragement of young people and his generous assistance to all who sought his help. William Bullerwell was born at 57 Hunters Road, Newcastle upon Tyne, on 27 September 1916, the younger son of John William and Alice Bullerwell. The Bullerwell family has a long tradition of teaching and farming; William’s mother was the daughter of William Wilkinson, farmer of Shaftoe Moor, Middleton, Northumberland, and his wife Mary, while William’s father was Senior Lecturer in Physics at Armstrong College (subsequently King’s College) in the University of Durham. John William Bullerwell was a don for whom everyone in college had a good word. He served as treasurer of the Choral and Orchestral Society for 40 years and was closely associated with the Newcastle Bach Choir from the time of its foundation. He was a lifelong friend of the distinguished north country musician William Gillies Whittaker and together they made music and collected northern folk songs.

The British species of Thracia (Eulamellibranchia)

1961 ◽  
Vol 41 (3) ◽  
pp. 723-735 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. A. Allen
Keyword(s):  
Marine Biology ◽  
British Museum ◽  
Museum Collections ◽  
Biological Association ◽  
Marine Biological ◽  
Marine Biological Association ◽  
King's College ◽  
The Many ◽  
The University ◽  
Newcastle Upon Tyne

Inspection of fauna lists suggests that many authors have found difficulty in identifying the British species of Thracia, most being content to list them as Thracia spp. Examination of museum collections and even keys to identification (Ziegelmeier, 1957) shows many errors of identification. The problem was brought to notice when some specimens dredged off the Northumberland coast appeared to differ from the five species recognized as occurring in British waters. It was decided that a study of the specific differences similar to that of Holme (1951, 1959) for Ensis and Lutraria, and Allen (1954) for Nucula, would be useful.Specimens, particularly undamaged ones, of the British species of Thracia are difficult to obtain because they are both fragile and rare, and I am greatly indebted to the many people who were so kind as to give material and information for this study. These included Mr J. H. Barrett, Dale Fort Field Centre; Dr C. Burdon-Jones, Marine Biology Station, Menai Bridge; Mr I. C. J. Galbraith, British Museum (Nat. Hist.); Prof. R. A. R. Gresson, Queen's University, Belfast; Prof. L. A. Harvey, The University, Exeter; Mr N. A. Holme, Marine Biological Association, Plymouth; Dr N. S. Jones, Marine Biological Station, Port Erin; Mr A. D. Mclntyre, Scottish Home Department, Aberdeen; Mr R. McLaughlin, The University, Aberdeen; Dr R. H. Millar and Dr R. B. Pike, Scottish Marine Biological Association, Millport; Mr A. M. Tynan, Hancock Museum, Newcastle upon Tyne. I also wish to thank Dr D. A. Edwards, King's College, Newcastle upon Tyne, for assistance in matters mathematical.

scholarly journals Samuel Phillips Bedson, 1886-1969

1970 ◽  
Vol 16 ◽  
pp. 14-35
Keyword(s):  
Public Schools ◽  
Secondary Education ◽  
General Education ◽  
Grammar School ◽  
Preparatory School ◽  
Postgraduate Study ◽  
Manual Skills ◽  
One Year ◽  
The University ◽  
Newcastle Upon Tyne

Samuel Phillips Bedson was born on 1 December 1886 in Newcastle upon Tyne. His father, Peter Phillips Bedson, was born in Manchester, educated at Manchester Grammar School and studied chemistry under Sir Henry Roscoe at Owens College, later Manchester University. After a period of postgraduate study at the University of Bonn, Peter Bedson returned to this country and was appointed to the Chair of Chemistry in the University of Durham (Durham College of Science, Newcastle upon Tyne). He held this Chair for 37 years until his retirement in 1921. His wife was the daughter of Samuel Hodgkinson, cotton spinner (Hollins Mill Co.) of Marple, Cheshire. There were three children of this marriage, Sam being the second. Along with his elder brother and four other boys he was educated privately until the age of ten. Then after one year at Newcastle Preparatory School he went to Abbotsholme School in Derbyshire where he spent the next six years. This school had been founded by Cecil Reddie as an experiment in secondary education because of his dissatisfaction with the narrowness of the curriculum in most Public Schools. Reddie planned ‘a programme of general education catering for physical and manual skills, for artistic and imaginative development, for literary and intellectual growth and for moral and religious training’.

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