Talk:Frederick Leslie Ransome

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[edit] Obituary

I've removed the following text, which is probably still in copyright. Info from it should be integrated into the article. I asked the original contributor for help and/or a link, but got no response. Pete Tillman (talk) 23:42, 6 March 2008 (UTC)

Obituary from the New York Times 7 October 1935

Dr. Frederick L. Ransome, widely known geologist, died at his home here tonight at the age of 67. He had been associated with the California Institute of Technology since 1927. His written work on geology at one time brought him as associate editorship of the American Journal of Science, and he wa an honorary member of the Belgium Geological Society and the Geological Society of London. Dr. Ransome was born in Greenwhich, England. Dr. Ransome spent 26 years, 1897-1923 with the United States Geological Survey. He delivered the Silliman lectures at Yale in 1913. He was the president of the Society of Economic Geologists 1926-1927 and of the Geological Society of Washington, 1913. In 1899 he married Amy Cordova Rock of Washington D.C. They had a son and three daughters.

Amy Cordova Rock was the daughter of Miles and Caroline Rock nee Clarkson. Amy C.R. Ransome was a well known Woman's Suffragist and a leader in the Woman's World Party, fighting for eaual rights for women. She traveled extensively and attended the League of Nations meetings in Geneva Switzerland with the purpose of encouraging women's rights.