List of directors of the British Geological Survey explained

This is a list of Directors of the British Geological Survey, or its equivalent, since foundation:

Geological Survey of Great Britain, 1835–1965

• 1835–1855 Henry De la Beche^{[1] [2]}
• 1855–1871 Roderick Murchison^[1]
• 1871–1881 Andrew Ramsay^[1]
• 1882–1901 Archibald Geikie^[1]
• 1901–1914 Jethro Teall^[1]
• 1914–1920 Aubrey Strahan^[1]
• 1920–1935 John Flett^[1]
• 1935–1936 Bernard Smith^{[3] [4]}
• 1937–1945 Edward Battersby Bailey^[5]
• 1945–1950 William McLintock^[6]
• 1950–1960 William Pugh^[7]
• 1960–1965 James Stubblefield^[8]

Institute of Geological Sciences, 1965–1984

• 1965–1966 James Stubblefield
• 1967–1975 Kingsley Dunham^[9]
• 1976–1979 Austin Woodland^[10]
• 1979–1984 Malcolm Brown^[11]

British Geological Survey, 1984-present

• 1984–1985 Malcolm Brown
• 1985–1987 Innes Lumsden^{[12] [13]}
• 1987–1990 Geoffrey Larminie^{[14] [15]}
• 1990-1998 Peter J. Cook^[16]
• 1998–2006 David Falvey^[17]
• 2006–2019 John Ludden^[18]
• 2019–present Karen Hanghøj^[19]

Notes and References

1. Web site: First hundred years of the Geological Survey of Great Britain - MediaWiki. earthwise.bgs.ac.uk.
2. Web site: Geological Survey under Sir Henry Thomas De la Beche, 1835–1835 - MediaWiki. earthwise.bgs.ac.uk.
3. Web site: Bernard Smith. archives.bgs.ac.uk.
4. Dr. Bernard Smith and the Geological Survey. July 1, 1935. Nature. 136. 3429. 96. www.nature.com. 10.1038/136096a0. 1935Natur.136Q..96. . 4077310 . free.
5. Web site: E B Bailey. archives.bgs.ac.uk.
6. Web site: W P F McLintock. archives.bgs.ac.uk.
7. Web site: William Pugh. archives.bgs.ac.uk.
8. Web site: C J Stubblefield. archives.bgs.ac.uk.
9. Web site: Kingsley Dunham. archives.bgs.ac.uk.
10. Web site: Austin W Woodland. archives.bgs.ac.uk.
11. Web site: Malcolm Brown. archives.bgs.ac.uk.
12. Web site: George Lumsden. archives.bgs.ac.uk.
13. Web site: The Geological Society of London - George Innes Lumsden 1926-2012. www.geolsoc.org.uk.
14. Web site: Geoffrey Larminie. archives.bgs.ac.uk.
15. Web site: The Geological Society.
16. Book: Allen . Peter . A geological survey in transition . 2003 . British Geological Survey . Nottingham. 117 . 0 85272 426 8 . 24 March 2024.
17. Web site: David A Falvey. archives.bgs.ac.uk.
18. Web site: Head of BGS to join Heriot-Watt. June 28, 2019. www.hw.ac.uk.
19. Web site: Karen Hanghøj named Director of the British Geological Survey. British Geological Survey . Nottingham. 3 July 2019.