Frederick Stewart (geologist) explained

Sir Frederick Stewart
Birth Name:	Frederick Henry Stewart
Birth Date:	16 January 1916
Birth Place:	Aberdeen, Scotland
Nationality:	British
Occupation:	Geologist
Awards:	FRS (1964)

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

Background

Stewart 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 a BSc in Zoology at Aberdeen University. He followed this with a doctorate (PhD) in Geology at Emmanuel College, Cambridge, while 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 survived him, dying in 2014. There were no children.^[3]

Honours and awards

• Honorary doctorates from the Universities of Aberdeen, Leicester,^[5] Heriot-Watt University,^[6] Durham, and Glasgow.^[7]
• Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh, 1957^[8]
• Elected a Fellow of the Royal Society (FRS) in 1964^{[1] [3]}
• Awarded the Lyell Medal by the Geological Society of London, 1970^[9]
• Knighted 1974^[3]
• Founding member of the World Cultural Council in 1981.^[10]

Notes and References

1. O'Hara . M. J. . 10.1098/rsbm.2006.0023 . Sir Frederick Henry Stewart 16 January 1916 -- 9 December 2001: Elected FRS 1964 . . 52 . 331 . 2006 . free .
2. Web site: Sir Frederick Stewart. The Guardian. Wright, Pearce. 30 May 2014. 19 December 2011.
3. News: Sir Frederick Stewart. 30 May 2014. 18 December 2001. The Daily Telegraph.
4. Web site: Sir Frederick Stewart. 30 May 2014. 19 December 2001. The Herald. Casely, Gordon.
5. Web site: Honorary Graduates. University of Leicester. 16 January 2015. 9 August 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20130809055423/http://www2.le.ac.uk/offices/governance/calendar/university-records/honorary-graduates. dead.
6. Web site: Court Minutes. 4 February 2002. Heriot Watt University . 16 January 2015.
7. Web site: The History & Constitution of the University of Glasgow. 2001. University of Glasgow. 16 January 2015.
8. Book: Biographical Index of Former Fellows of the Royal Society of Edinburgh 1783–2002. July 2006. The Royal Society of Edinburgh. 0-902-198-84-X. 3 September 2020. 4 March 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160304074135/https://www.royalsoced.org.uk/cms/files/fellows/biographical_index/fells_indexp2.pdf. dead.
9. Web site: Lyell Medal . 2022-05-16 . The Geological Society of London.
10. Web site: About Us . . November 8, 2016.