▁Department ▁of ▁Ge ology ▁at ▁the ▁Natural ▁History ▁Museum ▁in ▁ 1 8 8 2 . ▁He ▁became ▁assistant ▁K ee per ▁of ▁Ge ology ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 2 , ▁and ▁K ee per ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 1 . ▁He ▁was ▁appointed ▁Secretary ▁of ▁the ▁Pala e ont ographical ▁Society ▁and ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 4 , ▁was ▁appointed ▁▁ ▁President ▁of ▁the ▁Ge ological ▁Society . ▁He ▁was ▁elected ▁in ▁June ▁ 1 9 0 1 ▁a ▁Fellow ▁of ▁the ▁Royal ▁Society ▁▁ ▁He ▁was ▁the ▁world ▁expert ▁on ▁foss il ▁fish , ▁writing ▁his ▁Catalogue ▁of ▁the ▁F oss il ▁Fish es ▁in ▁the ▁British ▁Museum ▁( 1 8 8 9 – 1 9 0 1 ). ▁His ▁travel s ▁included ▁jour ne ys ▁to ▁South ▁America ▁and ▁Greece . ▁In ▁ 1 9 0 1 , ▁for ▁the ▁trust ees ▁of ▁the ▁Natural ▁History ▁Museum , ▁he ▁made ▁exc av ations ▁of ▁foss il ▁b ones ▁from ▁P ik erm i ▁( near ▁Ath ens ). ▁His ▁contribution ▁to ▁p ala e o ich thy ology ▁resulted ▁in ▁him ▁receiving ▁many ▁awards , ▁including ▁a ▁Royal ▁Medal ▁from ▁the ▁Royal ▁Society ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 7 , ▁the ▁Ly ell ▁and ▁W oll ast on ▁Med als ▁of ▁the ▁Ge ological ▁Society , ▁the ▁Lin ne an ▁Medal ▁of ▁the ▁Lin ne an ▁Society ▁and ▁the ▁Clar ke ▁Medal ▁of ▁the ▁Royal ▁Society ▁of ▁New ▁South ▁Wales ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 4 .