Edward Charlesworth

Edward Charlesworth (5 September 1813 – 28 July 1893) was an English geologist and palaeontologist.

For the English physician, see Edward Parker Charlesworth.
Edward Charlesworth
Born5 September 1813
Clapham, Surrey, England
Died28 July 1893 (aged 79)
NationalityUnited Kingdom
Occupationpalaeontologist

Edward Charlesworth was the eldest son of the Rev John Charlesworth. He studied medicine but abandoned a career in this discipline in 1836 to work in the British Museum. He was interested in the Crag fossils of East Anglia and in the period 1835–1838 debated with Charles Lyell on the age and nature of the Crag formations. At this time he took over the Magazine of Natural History associated with William Bean.The Magazine of Natural History is, in contemporary scientific literature, often referred to as "Charlesworth's Magazine".

Charlesworth was the second keeper of the Yorkshire Museum, from 1844–1858, following on from John Phillips and preceding Charles Wakefield (only in post for 6 months) and William Dallas.[1]

References
  1. Pyrah, Barbara, 1988. The history of the Yorkshire Museum and its geological collections, ISBN 1-85072-042-8
  • Markham, R.A.D. 1976. 'Notes on Edward Charlesworth, 1813–1893', Ipswich Geology Group Bulletin 18, pp. 14–16.
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