Leonard G. Berry
Leonard Gascoigne Berry | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1914 |
| Died | June 29, 1982 (aged 68) Westport, Ontario, Canada |
| Known for | Berryite Berry Medal |
| Spouse | May Catherine Milthorpe |
| Academic background | |
| Education | University of Toronto (BA, MA, PhD) |
| Academic work | |
| Institutions | Queen's University at Kingston |
| Main interests | |
Leonard Gascione Berry (1914 – June 29, 1982) was a Canadian geologist and mineralogist. He was Miller Memorial Professor Emeritus of Mineralogy and Crystallography at Queen's University at Kingston and published early studies of X-ray diffraction in minerals. He discovered the mineral berryite in 1965.
The Berry Medal, awarded annually by the Mineralogical Association of Canada, is named in his honor.[1][2]
Early life and education
Berry was born in Toronto in 1914. He studied geology and mineralogy at the University of Toronto, where he earned a Bachelor of Arts in 1937 and a Master of Arts in 1938. As a student, he did field work at the Geological Survey of Canada and the Ontario Department of Mines. He studied under Martin A. Peacock and received a doctorate in 1941.[3]
Career
After graduating during World War II, Berry spent four years as a scientist studying optics at Research Enterprises in Toronto. He joined Queen's University in Kingston, Ontario, in 1944 as a lecturer before becoming a professor in the Department of Geological Sciences. In 1967, he was appointed Miller Memorial Research Professor at Queen's.[3]
His research focused on the morphology and structure of minerals and particularly on crystal structure. He used crystallography and X-ray diffraction to study mineral structure and did extensive work on sulfosalt minerals and sulfides.[4] He collaborated with scientists including Brian Harold Mason, Peter Bayliss, and Mary E. Mrose. In 1962, Berry published a compendium of X-ray powder data for ore minerals along with Raymond M. Thompson.[5] He identified berryite, a mineral that occurs in sulfide bearing quartz veins in Colorado, using X-ray diffraction in 1965.
Berry served on the senate of Queen's University from 1970 to 1973. He was the chair of undergraduate studies in the Department of Geological Sciences from 1955 to 1970 and of graduate studies from 1970 to 1977, and he was chairman of the graduate mathematics and physical sciences division from 1975 to 1978.[3]
He retired in 1979. He was a fellow and president of the Mineralogical Society of America and helped found the International Mineralogical Association and Mineralogical Association of Canada. He edited multiple peer-reviewed scientific journals on mineralogy.[6]
In 1983, the Mineralogical Association of Canada established the Berry Medal in his honor.[7]
Personal life
Berry married May Catherine Milthrope in 1941. The couple lived in Westport, Ontario and had two children. He died in Westport in 1982.[3]
Books
- Mineralogy: Concepts, Destinations, Determinations. W. H. Freeman and Company, 1959. LCCN 59007841.[8]
- Elements of Mineralogy. W. H. Freeman and Company, 1968. ISBN 9780716702351.[9]
References
- ^ Wauschkuhn, A.; Kluth, C.; Zimmermann, R. A. (December 6, 2012). Syngenesis and Epigenesis in the Formation of Mineral Deposits: A Volume in Honour of Professor G. Christian Amstutz on the Occasion of His 60th Birthday with Special Reference to One of His Main Scientific Interests. Springer Science & Business Media. pp. 52–61. ISBN 978-3-642-70074-3. Retrieved February 27, 2026.
- ^ Geo-log (Geological Association of Canada). Geological Association of Canada. 1990. p. 35. Retrieved February 27, 2026.
- ^ a b c d Ferguson, Robert B. (September 1983). "Memorial to Leonard Gascoigne Berry" (PDF). The Geological Society of America: 1–2. Retrieved February 27, 2026.
- ^ Berry, L.G. "Regent advances in sulfide mineralogy". American Mineralogist. Retrieved February 27, 2026.
- ^ Thompson, L. G. Berry and R. M. (1962). X-Ray Powder Data for Ore Minerals: The Peacock Atlas. Geological Society of America. ISBN 978-0-8137-1085-3. Retrieved February 27, 2026.
{{cite book}}: ISBN / Date incompatibility (help) - ^ Stevenson, John S. (June 1, 1984). "Memorial of Leonard G. Berry 1914-1982". American Mineralogist. 69 (5–6): 588–590. Retrieved February 27, 2026.
- ^ "The Berry Medal". Mineralogical Association of Canada. Retrieved February 27, 2026.
- ^ Berry, L. G. (Leonard Gascoigne); Mason, Brian Harold (1959). "Mineralogy: concepts, descriptions, determinations". San Francisco, W.H. Freeman. Retrieved February 27, 2026.
- ^ "Elements of Mineralogy by Berry, L. G., Mason, Brian: Good (1968) | Better World Books: West". www.abebooks.com. Retrieved February 27, 2026.