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 English AACR2 Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules Person created 2024-10-24 human Ken McInnes updated 2026-03-18 human https://www.eoas.info/biogs/P007522b.htm person Tilley Cecil Edgar FRS AACR2 14 May 1894 24 January 1973 Place of Birth Unley, South Australia, Australia Place of Death Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England Petrologist Mineralogist Cecil Tilley was a dominant figure in modern metamorphic and igneous petrology, recognised internationally. He published extensively and discovered and described a number of new minerals. His early research was based on the metamorphic rocks from the Eyre Peninsula, South Australia, but after studying petrology at the University of Cambridge he continued his research in the Great Britain. He influenced the teaching of geology in Australia through his extended visits, when he encouraged young Australians to undertake postgraduate studies abroad and return to academic positions in Australia. 1914 1914 Education - Bachelor of Science (BSc), University of Adelaide 1916 1916 Education - Bachelor of Science (BSc), University of Sydney 1919 1919 Award - 1851 Exhibition Science Research Scholarship 1922 1922 Education - Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), University of Cambridge 1922 1922 Award - 1851 Exhibition Research Fellowship 1923 1929 Career position - Demonstrator in petrology, University of Cambridge 1929 1931 Career position - Lecturer in petrology, University of Cambridge 1931 Career position - Professor of mineralogy and petrology, University of Cambridge 1938 1938 Career event - Fellow, The Royal Society, London (FRS) 1938 1939 Life event - Spent a year in Australia 1949 1950 Career position - Vice-president, The Royal Society, London 1967 1967 Award - Royal Medal, The Royal Society, London - In recognition of his many distinguished contributions in all branches of petrology. 1851 Exhibition Scholarship Awards, Australia (1891 - )

1851 Exhibition Science Research Scholarship: 1919; 1851 Exhibition Research Fellowship: 1930.

 'Tilley, Cecil Edgar', in Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation, Centre for Transformative Innovation, Swinburne University of Technology Tilley, Cecil Edgar Swinburne University of Technology, Centre for Transformative Innovation Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation Journal Article: Cecil Edgar Tilley 1894 - 1973, elected F.R.S. 1938 Deer, W. A. and Nockolds, S. R. Cecil Edgar Tilley 1894 - 1973, elected F.R.S. 1938 1974 Biographical memoirs of Fellows of the Royal Society 20 381-400 Book Section: Tilley, Cecil Edgar (1894-1973), petrologist and mineralogist Pring, Allan Tilley, Cecil Edgar (1894-1973), petrologist and mineralogist Melbourne Melbourne University Press 2002 Australian dictionary of biography, volume 16: 1940 - 1980 Pik-Z John Ritchie and Diane Langmore 396-397