George Frederick Matthew

Canadian botanist and geologist (1837–1923)

George Frederick Matthew
Born	(1837-08-12)August 12, 1837 Saint John, New Brunswick
Died	April 14, 1923(1923-04-14) (aged 85) Hastings-on-Hudson, New York
Scientific career
Fields	Geology, Paleontology

George Frederick Matthew (August 12, 1837 – April 14, 1923) was a Canadian botanist and geologist. Described as an amateur geologist, he is nevertheless recognized for his work in the then-nascent field of ichnology. His work grew from study of Cambro-Ordovician rocks near his birthplace, leading to the description of new genera and species of ichnofossils. His early interest in geology may have been inspired by local access to the Abraham Gesner geological collection.

Matthew was the first curator of the Natural History Society of New Brunswick. After Canada's Confederation in 1867, his geological work came to prominence as the Geological Survey of Canada began, and he worked part-time for the survey.

He received honorary doctorates from Laval University and the University of New Brunswick, and was awarded the Geological Society of London's Murchison Medal in 1917.

Publications

1871. On the surface geology of New Brunswick . 19 pp.
1882. Illustrations of the fauna of the St. John group microform. 21 pp. Trans. Royal Soc. Canada. ISBN 0-665-27383-5
1894. Post-glacial faults at St. John, N. B.
1898. A paleozoic terrain beneath the Cambrian. Ann. NY Academy of Sci., v. 12, Nº 2
1903. On batrachian and other footprints from the Coal Measures of Joggins, N.S. Bull. Natural History Soc. New Brunswick 5: 103-108
1903. An attempt to classify Palaeozoic batrachian footprints. Proc.Trans. Royal Soc. Canada, 2ª ser. 9(4): 109-121
1903. New genera of batrachian footprints of the Carboniferous System in eastern Canada. Canadian Record of Science 9: 99-111
1904. Note on the genus Hylopus of Dawson. Bull. Natural History Soc. New Brunswick 5: 247-252
1904. New species and a new genus of batrachian footprints of the Carboniferous System in eastern Canada. Proc. Royal Soc. of Canada, 2ª ser. 10 (sect. iv): 77-122
1909. Remarkable forms of the Little River Group. Trans. Royal Society of Canada, 3ª ser. 1909-1910, III (sect. iv): 113-133

References

The standard author abbreviation Matthew is used to indicate this person as the author when citing a botanical name.^[1]

^ International Plant Names Index. Matthew.

Miller, William (2007). Trace fossils: concepts, problems, prospects. Elsevier; pp. 21–23. ISBN 0-444-52949-7

External links

Biography at the Dictionary of Canadian Biography Online
Photograph of Matthew

Trilobites

Taxonomy

Orders	Agnostida Asaphida Corynexochida Harpetida Redlichiida Lichida Phacopida Proetida Ptychopariida
Genera	List of trilobites

Geochronology

Cambrian
Ordovician
Silurian
Devonian
Carboniferous
Permian

Notable fossils

Earliest	Fritzapsis spp. Hupetina antiqua Lunagraulos Profallotaspis jakutensis Serrania gordaensis
Latest	Acropyge Cheiropyge Carniphillipsia Kathwaia Paraphillipsia Pseudophillipsia
First described	Calymene
Largest	Isotelus Hungioides
Smallest	Acanthopluerella

Notable trilobitologists

Tagmata	Cephalon Thorax Pygidium Axial lobe Pleural lobe
Terminology	Cranidium Effacement Enrollment Facial sutures Fixigena Gena Genal angle Glabella Gonatoparian Heteronomous Homonomous Hypostome Isopygous Librigena Macropygous Micropygous Opisthoparian Proparian Prosopon Spinosity Subisopygous