ont olog ica ▁Ind ica . ▁His ▁writing ▁style ▁was ▁considered ▁int em perate ▁by ▁his ▁contempor aries ▁but ▁he ▁began ▁a ▁policy ▁to ▁allow ▁his ▁sub ordinates ▁free ▁expression ▁in ▁print , ▁a ▁move ▁that ▁caused ▁res ent ment ▁among ▁the ▁staff . ▁He ▁was ▁host ile ▁to ▁the ▁promotion ▁of ▁native ▁Indian ▁ge olog ists . ▁He ▁retired ▁in ▁April ▁ 1 8 8 7 ▁and ▁lived ▁at ▁Cl if ton ▁Br istol ▁where ▁he ▁continued ▁to ▁research ▁his ▁interests ▁in ▁philosophy ▁and ▁the ology . ▁He ▁died ▁on ▁ 6 ▁April ▁ 1 9 0 5 , ▁leaving ▁behind ▁his ▁wife , ▁two ▁sons ▁and ▁two ▁daughters . ▁He ▁is ▁cred ited ▁with ▁having ▁suggested ▁the ▁name ▁G ond w ana . ▁He ▁used ▁the ▁term ▁to ▁describe ▁strat ig raph y ▁of ▁a ▁mostly ▁Perm ian ▁formation ▁in ▁India . ▁The ▁ge ologist ▁Edward ▁Su ess ▁noted ▁the ▁w ides p read ▁G loss opter is ▁foss il ▁fl ora ▁and ▁called ▁all ▁the ▁regions ▁" G ond w ana - Land " ▁and ▁included ▁India , ▁Mad agas car ▁and ▁Africa ▁but ▁not ▁Australia . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁elected ▁a ▁Fellow ▁of ▁the ▁Royal ▁Society ▁in ▁ 1 8 7 7 ▁and ▁won ▁the ▁W oll ast on ▁Medal ▁of ▁the ▁Ge ological ▁Society ▁in ▁ 1 8 8 8 . ▁He ▁was ▁a ▁Fellow ▁of ▁Cal cut ta ▁University , ▁and ▁from ▁ 1 8 7 9 ▁to ▁ 1 8 8 1 ▁he ▁was ▁President ▁of