Lionel Wordsworth Hinxman

FRSE Fellowship of the Royal Society of Edinburgh (FRSE) is an award granted to individuals that the Royal Society of Edinburgh, Scotland's national academy of science and letters, judged to be "eminently distinguished in their subject". This soci ...

(21 March 1855 – 29 April 1936) was a Scottish geologist who was a fellow of the

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. Hinxman was noted for his passion and expertise on mountains in Scotland.

Early life and education

Hinxman was born on 21 March 1855 in Dunmore, near

Falkirk Falkirk ( gd, An Eaglais Bhreac, sco, Fawkirk) is a large town in the Central Lowlands of Scotland, historically within the county of Stirlingshire. It lies in the Forth Valley, northwest of Edinburgh and northeast of Glasgow. Falkirk had a ...

in Stirlingshire. He was the son of Rev. Charles Hinxman and his wife, Emmeline Fisher of Poulshot. His parents had married in Wiltshire in 1850, and had only recently moved to Scotland. He was sent back to England for education, firstly at

Marlborough College Marlborough College is a Public school (United Kingdom), public school (English Independent school (United Kingdom), independent boarding school) for pupils aged 13 to 18 in Marlborough, Wiltshire, England. Founded in 1843 for the sons of Church ...

then Cheltenham College before winning a place at Cambridge University where he graduated BA in 1877.

Career

Beginning in 1883, he worked for

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alongside John Horne and Ben Peach. He rose to the position of District Geologist in 1905. He was elected a Fellow of the

in 1902. His proposers were James Geikie, John Horne, Ben Peach and Ramsay Heatley Traquair. He retired in 1919 and returned to England. His role as District Geologist was filled by

Murray Macgregor George Murray Macgregor FRSE (21 January 1884 – 21 January 1966) was a Scottish geologist. He was described as "Scotland's most eminent coalfield geologist." Life Macgregor was born in Glasgow to Agnes Murray and George Macgregor. He studied a ...

Personal life and death

He was married to Elizabeth Saunders. He died in Ringwood in Hampshire on 29 April 1936.

Publications

See *'' Suilven'' (1890) *'' Ben Eighe and the Torridon Hills'' (1891) *''Beinn Bhan of Applecross'' (1892) *''The Geology of the Neighbourhood of Edinburgh'' (1910) *''The Geology of the Districts of

Braemar Braemar is a village in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, around west of Aberdeen in the Highlands. It is the closest significantly-sized settlement to the upper course of the River Dee sitting at an elevation of . The Gaelic ''Bràigh Mhàrr'' prop ...

Ballater Ballater (, gd, Bealadair) is a village in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, on the River Dee, immediately east of the Cairngorm Mountains. Situated at an elevation of , Ballater is a centre for hikers and known for its spring water, once said to cure ...

and Glen Clova'' (1912) *'' Ben Wyvis'' (1912) *''The Geology of Upper Strathspey, Gaick and the Forest of Atholl'' (1913) *''The Geology of the Country around Beauly and

Inverness Inverness (; from the gd, Inbhir Nis , meaning "Mouth of the River Ness"; sco, Innerness) is a city in the Scottish Highlands. It is the administrative centre for The Highland Council and is regarded as the capital of the Highlands. Histori ...

'' (1914) *''The Economic Geology of the Central Coalfield of Scotland'' (1921) *''The Geology of the Lower Findhorn and Lower Strath Nairn'' (1923)

References

1855 births 1936 deaths People educated at Marlborough College People educated at Cheltenham College Alumni of the University of Cambridge Fellows of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Scottish geologists {{Scotland-scientist-stub