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DR. J. A. DOUGLAS, of Keble College, for many years senior lecturer and demonstrator in the Department of Geology at Oxford, has been appointed to the chair in succession to the late Prof. W. J. Sollas. The professorship carries with it a fellowship at University College. Prof. Douglas's most important work is his classical contribution to the geology of the Andes. He has also done important work on Persian palaeontology and stratigraphy, especially the Permo-Carboniferous fauna of southwest Persia. He had published many papers on local geology, especially on the cornbrash sequence of the British Isles, and on other subjects. He has served both as secretary and vice-president of the Geological Society. Generations of students of geology at Oxford have known him as a good teacher both as tutor and lecturer and an expert in field geology. The appointment is a popular one, and one that augurs well for the future of geology in the University.
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Prof. J. A. Douglas. Nature 139, 539 (1937). https://doi.org/10.1038/139539b0
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