John Kaye Charlesworth
Prof John Kaye Charlesworth FRSE FRGS FGS CBE was a British geologist and academic author. He was an expert in the geology of Northern Ireland.Life
He was born in Leeds on 3 January 1889, the son of George Charlesworth.
He graduated BSc from Leeds University in 1910. He began lecturing in Geology in 1914 at Queen’s University, Belfast, but then undertook postgraduate studies, first in London, then travelling to what was then Breslau in Germany where he obtained a PhD in Geology. Back in Leeds he was awarded a DSc in 1921 and then briefly transferred to Manchester University as a Senior Lecturer, before returning to Queen’s University in Belfast as a full Professor. He held the latter role from 1921 until 1954.
He was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh in 1950 and was awarded their Neill Prize for the period 1951-53.
He was made a Commander of the Order of the British Empire in 1957 for his services to Northern Ireland with particular reference to the field of geology.
He died in Ballycastle, County Antrim in Northern Ireland.Family
He married Janet Cumming Gibson in 1922.Publications
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Charlesworthy was a regular contributor of articles to the Journal of the Geological Society. He also published the following:
