George James Symons
1838–1900
Meteorologist. Studied under John Tyndall at the Royal School of Mines. Observer to the registrar-general, 1857. Held a junior post in the meteorological department of the Board of Trade, 1860–3, but resigned to devote himself to rainfall observations, which he maintained for forty-two years. Prominent member of the Meteorological Society. FRS 1878.
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ODNB
Bibliography
ODNB: Oxford dictionary of national biography: from the earliest times to the year 2000. (Revised edition.) Edited by H. C. G. Matthew and Brian Harrison. 60 vols. and index. Oxford: Oxford University Press. 2004.
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