Wilfred Hudleston Hudleston
1828–1909 (age 81)
Biography
Wilfred Hudleston Hudleston, born in 1828, was a geologist of deep curiosity who enriched the understanding of British mineralogy and the history of the earth's strata. His scholarship and his collections opened doors for the next generation of field scientists.
He lived in a time when geological study was blossoming, and his diligent work remains a touchstone for those walking the paths near St Andrew's Church in Ham, London.