John Wesley Judd, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

John Wesley Judd

British geologist

Date of Birth: 18-Feb-1840

Place of Birth: Portsmouth, England, United Kingdom

Date of Death: 03-Mar-1916

Profession: geologist, mineralogist

Zodiac Sign: Aquarius

John Wesley Judd (18 February 1840 – 3 March 1916) was a British geologist. He was born in Portsmouth the son of George and Jannette Judd and educated at the Royal School of Mines, where he later became Professor of Geology. He was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1877.
He was President of the Geological Society between 1886 and 1888 and awarded their Wollaston Medal in 1891.
He was later Dean of the Royal College of Science.Notable pupils of his include Edgeworth David, William Fraser Hume and Frederick Chapman.