Heslop, Mary Kingdon (1885–1955)

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Heslop, Mary Kingdon (1885–1955)

Egyptian geologist, geographer and teacher. Born 1885 in Egypt; died 1955; studied physics and geology at Armstrong College, Newcastle-upon-Tyne (University of Durham, 1901–06); Oxford University School of Geography, diploma, 1916.

One of the Geological Society's 1st woman fellows (1919), worked as a demonstrator both at Armstrong College's Geology Department and at Bedford College for Women in London (1909–15); began teaching geography at Church High School in Newcastle-uponTyne (1916); worked as a University of Leeds geography lecturer; lectured at Kenton Lodge Teacher Training College in Newcastle-upon-Tyne (1923–50).