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William Shirley Bayley (10 November 1861 - 13 February 1943) was an American geologist.

Biography

 * Born 10 Nov 1861 in Baltimore, Maryland
 * Son of Robert P. Bayley, an importer of china, and Emma Downing Bayley.
 * No mention of siblings
 * Father paralysed sometime before 1883. WSB attempted to help with family business but not suited and returned to academia.

Academic Career

 * Graduated from the Male High School, Baltimore aged 17
 * Prize winner, Peabody Institute of the City of Baltimore, for "fidelity to his studies and attainment therein, for correct moral deportment and personal habits, and for propriety of manners."
 * Undergraduate: John Hopkins University, originally studying chemistry but found the "new and growing science of geology" more interesting.
 * Received his Bachelor of Arts degree in 1883.

Crosslinks
Reference on Konrad Oebbeke.

Sources to Use

 * Obituary in Science
 * Cache of Memorial of William Shirley Bayley from the American Mineralogical Society.
 * Bayley, William Shirley (1861-1943) from The Mineralogical Record - Library
 * Bayley, William Shirley, 1861-1943 | The Online Books Page