13 Facts About Aubrey Strahan

Sir Aubrey Strahan KBE FRS was a British geologist.

Aubrey Strahan was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1903.

Aubrey Strahan won the Wollaston Medal of the Geological Society of London in 1919.

Aubrey Strahan was born on 20 April 1852 in London.

Aubrey Strahan was the fifth son of William Strahan and Anne Dorothea Strahan.

Aubrey Strahan was raised at Blackmore Hall, near Sidmouth, until he went to Eton at the age of 13.

Aubrey Strahan then went to St John's College, Cambridge in 1870.

Aubrey Strahan was to remain with the Survey for the rest of his professional life.

Aubrey Strahan was elected Fellow of the Royal Society in 1903, became President of the Geology Section of the British Association in 1904, and was President of the Geological Society of London in 1913 and 1914.

Aubrey Strahan was Director of the Survey from 1914 until his retirement in 1920.

Aubrey Strahan lived in Goring-on-Thames until his death there in 1928.

Aubrey Strahan was always attracted by the economic aspects of the study of geology, and this is well-reflected in the coalfield work.

Aubrey Strahan was known for the high quality of his mapping work.