KINAHAN, George Henry - British Association Member - 1884
George Henry Kinahan (1829-1908) was a distinguished Irish geologist and the District Surveyor for the Irish Branch of the Geological Survey of the United Kingdom.
In 1853 he graduated from Trinity College, Dublin, Ireland, as a Civil Engineer. The following year he was appointed to the Geological Survey, and was promoted to Senior Geologist in 1861.
In 1878, Henry Kinahan publish a Manual of the Geology of Ireland.
Kinahan also practised archaeology in Ireland, and wrote many scientific papers relating to Ireland's geology and archaeology. He was a member of and served on the Council of the Royal Irish Academy.
SOURCES:
Photo and obituary: http://journals.cambridge.org/action/displayFulltext?type=1&fid=5081956&jid=GEO&volumeId=6&issueId=03&aid=5081952
British Geological Survey entry: http://www.bgs.ac.uk/discoveringGeology/geologyOfBritain/archives/pioneers/pioneers.cfc?method=viewRecord&personId=72¤tTab=tab_K
Online Books by Kinahan: http://onlinebooks.library.upenn.edu/webbin/book/lookupname?key=Kinahan%2C%20G.%20Henry%20(George%20Henry)%2C%201829-1908
RESEARCH BY:
Michelle Cabana, Saskatoon and Frank Korvemaker, Regina, Sask.