author
L. (Lazarus) Fletcher
1854–1921
A leading British mineralogist and museum scholar, he helped shape the study of meteorites and minerals at a time when natural history collections were becoming major centers of research.
1 Audiobook
An Introduction to the Study of Meteorites With a List of the Meteorites Represented in the Collection
by British Museum (Natural History). Department of Mineralogy, L. (Lazarus) Fletcher
About the author
Born in Salford in 1854, Lazarus Fletcher was a British geologist and mineralogist who built his career through both scholarship and museum work. He studied at Oxford and later became closely associated with what is now the Natural History Museum in London, where he served for many years in the mineralogy department.
Fletcher became especially known for his work on minerals, crystallography, and meteorites. He was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1889, received the Wollaston Medal in 1912, and was knighted in 1916. His reputation rested not only on research, but also on his ability to explain scientific collections clearly and carefully.
From 1909 to 1919, he was director of the Natural History Museum. He died in 1921, remembered as one of the most respected British figures in mineralogy of his era.