Frederick Stewart (geologist)

Sir Frederick Henry Stewart FRS FRSE FGS (16 January 1916 – 9 December 2001) was a Scottish geologist and academic who was a professor at the University of Edinburgh.[1] He died on 9 December 2001.

Sir

Frederick Stewart

FRS FRSE FGS
Born
Frederick Henry Stewart

(1916-01-16)January 16, 1916
Aberdeen, Scotland
DiedDecember 9, 2001(2001-12-09) (aged 85)
NationalityBritish
Spouse(s)
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(m. 1945)​
AwardsFRS (1964)[1]

Background

He was born in Aberdeen on 16 January 1916, the son of Frederick Robert Stewart, a lecturer in engineering[2] at Aberdeen University,[3] and his wife, Hester Alexander.

He was educated at Fettes College and Robert Gordon's College.[4] He earned his BSc in Zoology in three years at Aberdeen University. He followed this with a doctorate (PhD) in Geology at Emmanuel College, Cambridge, while also studying the geology of the Isle of Skye and the village of Belhelvie, Aberdeenshire.[2]

Personal life

In 1945, Stewart married Mary Rainbow, (later to achieve recognition as the novelist Mary Stewart) whom he met whilst working in Durham. She outlived him, dying in 2014. There were no children.[3]

Honours and awards

References
  1. O'Hara, M. J. (2006). "Sir Frederick Henry Stewart 16 January 1916 -- 9 December 2001: Elected FRS 1964". Biographical Memoirs of Fellows of the Royal Society. 52: 331. doi:10.1098/rsbm.2006.0023.
  2. Wright, Pearce (19 December 2011). "Sir Frederick Stewart". The Guardian. Retrieved 30 May 2014.
  3. "Sir Frederick Stewart". The Daily Telegraph. 18 December 2001. Retrieved 30 May 2014.
  4. Casely, Gordon (19 December 2001). "Sir Frederick Stewart". The Herald. Retrieved 30 May 2014.
  5. "Honorary Graduates". University of Leicester. Retrieved 16 January 2015.
  6. "Court Minutes" (PDF). Heriot Watt University. 4 February 2002. Retrieved 16 January 2015.
  7. "The History & Constitution of the University of Glasgow" (PDF). University of Glasgow. 2001. Retrieved 16 January 2015.
  8. Biographical Index of Former Fellows of the Royal Society of Edinburgh 1783–2002 (PDF). The Royal Society of Edinburgh. July 2006. ISBN 0-902-198-84-X.
  9. "About Us". World Cultural Council. Retrieved 8 November 2016.
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