Joseph Jukes

Joseph Beete Jukes
Joseph Beete Jukes, circa 1860
Born(1811-10-10)10 October 1811
Summer Hill, Birmingham, England
Died29 July 1869(1869-07-29) (aged 57)
Dublin
Resting placeSt Mary's, Selly Oak, Birmingham
Alma materSt John's College, Cambridge
Known forGeology of Newfoundland
Scientific career
FieldsGeology
Institutions
Doctoral advisorAdam Sedgwick

Joseph Beete Jukes (10 October 1811 – 29 July 1869), born to John and Sophia Jukes at Summer Hill, Birmingham, England, was a renowned geologist working in Newfoundland, Australia and Ireland. He was author of several geological manuals and served as a naturalist on the expeditions of HMS Fly (under the command of Francis Price Blackwood). Correspondents and friends addressed him as Beete Jukes.

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