Henry William Bristow

Henry William Bristow (May 17 1817 – June 14 1889), English geologist, was the son of Major-General H. Bristow, who served in the Peninsular War. He was educated at King's College London, under John Phillips, then professor of geology.

In 1842 he was appointed assistant geologist on the British Geological Survey, and in that service he remained for forty-six years, becoming director for England and Wales in 1872, and retiring in 1888. He was elected F.R.S. in 1862. He died in London. His publications include A Glossary of Mineralogy (1861) and The Geology of the Isle of Wight (1862).

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• This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. {{cite encyclopedia}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)

He currently has a road named after him situated in Cheylsmore, Coventry UK