Joseph Lucas
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| Date | Details |
|---|---|
| 1846 | Born December 24th. Educated at Westminster School. |
| 1867 | Joined Geological Survey. |
| Mapping Carboniferous in West Riding of Yorkshire (later north-east Yorkshire). Took up study of water supply. | |
| 1873 | Began series of observations on subterranean water systems, introduced term “hydrogeology”. First to publish hydrogeological map with artesian contours. |
| 1874 | 1st paper (published privately) “Horizontal wells”. |
| 1876 | Retired. Elected F.G.S. |
| 1877 | Paper “Artesian system of the Thames Valley” (J. Soc. Arts) containing hydrogeological map of area south of Thames. |
| 1878 | Complete map. North and south of Thames – published privately and re-published by Geological Survey with two other similar maps in “Records of London Wells” (Barrow and Wills) (1913) p. 19. |
| 1880 | Published Resume of late work on water supply from Lower Greensand of Hants. and Surrey. |
| More than 30 papers to different societies. Elected F.G.S., F. Meteorological. Society, M.I.C.E. (Telford Medal) (Silver medal, Soc. of Arts.) | |
| 1926 | Died April 20th. |
Biographies and obituaries
Bather, F.A. Obituary - Joseph Lucas. [In Anniversary Address.]. Proceedings of the Geological Society in Quarterly Journal of the Geological Society. v. 83 p.lx-lxi. 1927
Nature (1926) May 22nd p. 130
Newspaper cutting. [Held with manuscript.]
J. D. Mather, H. S. Torrens and K. J. Lucas Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 225, 67-88, 1 January 2004, https://doi.org/10.1144/GSL.SP.2004.225.01.06
Publications
Summary of most important publications and conclusions given by W. Whitaker in Memoir Water Supply of Surrey (1912) pp.14-17 and bibliography pp. 328-330].
BGS archives
| Ref No | Title | Description |
|---|---|---|
| GSM/DC/A/C/7/428,436,439,446 | J Lucas: Letters on his appointment. | |
| GSM/DC/A/C/7/508,511,550-551 | J Lucas: Letters on his accident. | |
| GSM/DC/A/C/23/ | Letters on his promotion | |
| GSM/DC/A/C/23/186 | J Lucas: Letters on fossils to be sent. | |
| GSM/DC/A/C/24/7 | J Lucas: Letters on his resignation. | |
| GSM/GL/Bw/29/12 | J Lucas: Letters on fossils to be sent. | |
| GSM/GL/Bw/29/88 | H H Howell: Letter on J. Lucas. | |
| GSM/GL/Bw/29/88 | J Lucas: Mentioned in letter of H.W. Bristow. | |
| GSM/GL/Bw/29/129,140,191 | J Lucas: Letters on his behaviour. | |
| GSM/GL/Bw/29/200 | J Lucas: Letters on his resignation. | |
| GSM/MG/C/12/129 | E. Lucas and Son: Letter to H.T. De la Beche about Dronfield foundry specimens. |