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The Uganda Society
The Uganda Society is a cultural, and scientific society in Uganda that was founded in 1923. The society was established to promote the study of Uganda’s history, culture, and natural history.https://biosci.kyu.ac.ug/ugssti/about-the-uganda-society/ The society has a library and archives that contain information on Uganda’s history, culture, and natural history. The society also publishes a journal, ''The Uganda Journal''. Background Founded as the Uganda Literary and Scientific Society in 1923 in Entebbe, in the then Protectorate of Uganda, it gained its current name in 1933. In its first five years, the society was involved in presenting lectures of "scientific, historical, economic, or religious interest" but faced a near collapse in 1928 due to members dispersing. It was revived in 1933 through the efforts of Edward James Wayland, a British geologist and Ralph Hone, Sir Herbert Ralph Hone, who was the Attorney General of the Protectorate of Uganda in between 1937 - 194 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edward James Wayland
Edward James Wayland C.B.E, 23 January 1888- 11 July 1966 was a British geologist and author. He was the first president of the Geological Survey of Uganda and co-founder of The Uganda Society in 1923. Early life and education Wayland was born in London on 1888 to Edward Wayland and Emily Street. He was educated at the City of London College, the Royal College of Science, and the Royal School of Mines. He also studied archaeology at Cambridge University. Career Wayland conducted geological fieldwork in Egypt in 1909 and Portuguese, East Africa (Mozambique) in 1911 and Sri Lanka before the First World War. From 1912, he worked as an Assistant Mineralogical Surveyor for Ceylon. During World War I, he served in France from 1916 to 1919. After the war, he became a Government Geologist in Uganda, where he also had interest in archaeology, especially early prehistory. He joined the Geological Survey of Uganda in 1919 and became its director in 1920. He was involved in mineral pro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
