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Geological Society of London founded

When
1807
Where
Freemasons' Tavern, Great Queen Street
Episodes
1

The Geological Society of London, a learned society based in the United Kingdom, was founded at the Freemasons' Tavern in London. The founding date is disputed: the retrieved passage records 13 November 1807, while the event scope and legacy row record 13 October 1807, so the date is presented as conflicting rather than settled.

Episodes

  1. 1807 (13 October or 13 November, disputed) · Freemasons' Tavern, Great Queen StreetFounding of the Geological Society

    The Geological Society of London was founded at the Freemasons' Tavern in London in 1807; the founding date is disputed between 13 October and 13 November 1807.

Background and detail

Background. The Geological Society of London is a learned society based in the United Kingdom. The source passages identify it as a national geological society, though specific modern statistics regarding its size or Fellows are excluded from this event scope to maintain focus on the 1807 founding.

Founding. The Society was founded at the Freemasons' Tavern, Great Queen Street, in the Covent Garden district of London. The founding date is disputed: the retrieved passage states 13 November 1807, while the event scope and legacy row record 13 October 1807. The conflict is kept explicit rather than resolved, since the supplied passages do not adjudicate between the two dates.

Context. The founding occurred in London, specifically at the Freemasons' Tavern in the Covent Garden district. The source passages do not provide information about the Society's later publications, admissions, or current status, which are therefore omitted from this event record.

Sources

  1. Geological Society of London Wikipedia, revision of 2026-04-26

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