The Geological Society of London, founded in 1807, describes itself as the oldest geological society in the world. It is headquartered at Burlington House, Piccadilly, in London, and was granted a royal charter by King George IV on 23 April 1825, under which it was established for investigating the mineral structure of the Earth and for promoting such investigation through its library, collections and publications. The Society states its present mission as supporting and informing scientists and the general public by improving knowledge and understanding of geoscience and promoting professional excellence and ethical standards, and it awarded its first Wollaston Medal, geology's oldest scientific award, to William Smith in February 1831.
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Founded in 1807, we are the oldest geological society in the world.
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The Geological Society of London, known commonly as the Geological Society, is a learned society based in the United Kingdom.
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It was not until February 1831 that the Geological Society of London conferred on Smith the first Wollaston Medal in recognition of his achievement. The President, Adam Sedgwick, referred to Smith as the Father of English Geology.
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He had been elected fellow of the Royal Society in 1815, and he was president of the Geological Society of London in 1827-1829, and to which he contribut
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He was elected fellow of the Geological Society of London in 1852 and in 1865 awarded their Wolla
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Eleven years later he was elected to the presidential chair of the Geological Society of London, and in 1872, he succeeded Murchison as
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In 1850 he was elected a Foreign Member of the Geological Society of London. In 1859 he organized the geological s
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He was also elected as the foreign correspondent of the Geological Society of London. In 1892, von Hauer became a life-membe
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In 1879, he became a Fellow of the Geological Society of London, and in 1881 was elected a Fellow of St
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