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'''John Catt''' (1939 – 7 December 2017)<ref name=":0">Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (1 for 2)</ref><ref name=":1">Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (1 for 2)</ref> was a British [[geologist]] and [[Soil science|soil scientist]].
Catt spent most of his research career at the [[Rothamsted Research|Rothamsted Experimental Station]], where he made major contributions [[Quaternary]] [[paleopedology]] and [[soil management]]. After retiring from Rothamsted, he was appointed an honorary professor at [[University College London]], and worked on ''Hertfordshire Geology and Landscape'' (2010), which was acclaimed as a definitive text on the natural history of [[Hertfordshire]].
He received lifetime achievement awards from the Geological Society (2015) and the Hertfordshire Natural History Society (2013).
== Research career ==
Born in 1939, Catt studied geology at the [[University of Hull]]. He worked at the [[Rothamsted Research|Rothamsted Experimental Station]] as a soil scientist from 1963 to 1999, serving as head of the soils department and deputy head of the institution. Upon his retirement, was appointed an [[honorary professor]] of geography at University College London. He was also a visiting professor at [[Birkbeck College]], an honorary professor of the [[Czech University of Life Sciences Prague|Czech University of Agriculture in Prague]], and fellow of the [[Geological Society of London|Geological Society]] and Institute of Geology.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" /> He received the 2015 Distinguished Service Award from the Geological Society.<ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (1 for 2)</ref>
The initial focus of Catt's research at Rothamsted was on the [[pedogenesis]] of [[Quaternary]] soils, an extension of his PhD research at Hull.<ref name=":1" /> His ''Soils and Quaternary Geology: a handbook for field scientists'' (1986) intended to provide a "complete guide" to Quaternary sediments for non-Quaternary geologists,<ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (1 for 2)</ref> although reviewers did not agree that it met this aim, and were particularly critical of its limited geographical scope.<ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (1 for 2)</ref><ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (1 for 2)</ref><ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (1 for 2)</ref> In the 1990s, Catt worked on the problem of nomenclature in Quaternary [[paleopedology]],<ref> Pedostratigraphy|encyclopedia=Encyclopedia of Quaternary Science|publisher=Elsevier|url=http://ift.tt/2A7kj4A. S.|date=|editor-last=Elias|editor-first=Scott A.|volume=1|pages=2847–2856|doi=10.1016/B0-44-452747-8/00074-0|isbn=978-0-444-52747-9}}</ref> publishing a ''Paleopedology manual'' (1990) and chairing a working group on definitions for the [[International Union of Soil Sciences|IUSS']] Paleopedology Commission.<ref name=":2">Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (1 for 2)</ref><ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (1 for 2)</ref>
Later in his career, Catt turned his attention to [[soil management]], researching crop performance, [[soil erosion]] and [[Environmental impact of pesticides|pollution by agricultural pesticides]] using [[remote sensing]] techniques.<ref name=":1" /> He collaborated with [[Michael Fullen]] on a textbook, ''Soil Management: Problems and Solutions'' (2004),<ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (1 for 2)</ref> and co-authored widely cited<ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (1 for 2)</ref><ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (1 for 2)</ref> papers with [[John N. Quinton|John Quinton]] on the removal of [[phosphorus]] from soils<ref name=":3">Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (1 for 2)</ref> and [[Heavy metals|heavy metal]] pollution.<ref name=":4">Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (1 for 2)</ref>
== Hertfordshire natural history ==
Catt was also an active member of the Hertfordshire Natural History Society, and received the society's '1875 Award for an outstanding contributor to natural history in Hertfordshire' in 2013. In 1973, he took over editorship of a volume on the geology of the county, which the society had been planning since 1950. The book was finally published in 2010 as ''Hertfordshire Geology and Landscape''.<ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (1 for 2)</ref><ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (1 for 2)</ref> A reviewer for ''[[Geoscientist (magazine)|Geoscientist]]'' praised it as "the most important book ever written on Hertfordshire's earth heritage" and "a testament to John Catt's editorial and writing skills as well as his deep personal knowledge."<ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (1 for 2)</ref>
== Selected publications ==
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== References ==
Catt spent most of his research career at the [[Rothamsted Research|Rothamsted Experimental Station]], where he made major contributions [[Quaternary]] [[paleopedology]] and [[soil management]]. After retiring from Rothamsted, he was appointed an honorary professor at [[University College London]], and worked on ''Hertfordshire Geology and Landscape'' (2010), which was acclaimed as a definitive text on the natural history of [[Hertfordshire]].
He received lifetime achievement awards from the Geological Society (2015) and the Hertfordshire Natural History Society (2013).
== Research career ==
Born in 1939, Catt studied geology at the [[University of Hull]]. He worked at the [[Rothamsted Research|Rothamsted Experimental Station]] as a soil scientist from 1963 to 1999, serving as head of the soils department and deputy head of the institution. Upon his retirement, was appointed an [[honorary professor]] of geography at University College London. He was also a visiting professor at [[Birkbeck College]], an honorary professor of the [[Czech University of Life Sciences Prague|Czech University of Agriculture in Prague]], and fellow of the [[Geological Society of London|Geological Society]] and Institute of Geology.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" /> He received the 2015 Distinguished Service Award from the Geological Society.<ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (1 for 2)</ref>
The initial focus of Catt's research at Rothamsted was on the [[pedogenesis]] of [[Quaternary]] soils, an extension of his PhD research at Hull.<ref name=":1" /> His ''Soils and Quaternary Geology: a handbook for field scientists'' (1986) intended to provide a "complete guide" to Quaternary sediments for non-Quaternary geologists,<ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (1 for 2)</ref> although reviewers did not agree that it met this aim, and were particularly critical of its limited geographical scope.<ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (1 for 2)</ref><ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (1 for 2)</ref><ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (1 for 2)</ref> In the 1990s, Catt worked on the problem of nomenclature in Quaternary [[paleopedology]],<ref> Pedostratigraphy|encyclopedia=Encyclopedia of Quaternary Science|publisher=Elsevier|url=http://ift.tt/2A7kj4A. S.|date=|editor-last=Elias|editor-first=Scott A.|volume=1|pages=2847–2856|doi=10.1016/B0-44-452747-8/00074-0|isbn=978-0-444-52747-9}}</ref> publishing a ''Paleopedology manual'' (1990) and chairing a working group on definitions for the [[International Union of Soil Sciences|IUSS']] Paleopedology Commission.<ref name=":2">Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (1 for 2)</ref><ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (1 for 2)</ref>
Later in his career, Catt turned his attention to [[soil management]], researching crop performance, [[soil erosion]] and [[Environmental impact of pesticides|pollution by agricultural pesticides]] using [[remote sensing]] techniques.<ref name=":1" /> He collaborated with [[Michael Fullen]] on a textbook, ''Soil Management: Problems and Solutions'' (2004),<ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (1 for 2)</ref> and co-authored widely cited<ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (1 for 2)</ref><ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (1 for 2)</ref> papers with [[John N. Quinton|John Quinton]] on the removal of [[phosphorus]] from soils<ref name=":3">Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (1 for 2)</ref> and [[Heavy metals|heavy metal]] pollution.<ref name=":4">Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (1 for 2)</ref>
== Hertfordshire natural history ==
Catt was also an active member of the Hertfordshire Natural History Society, and received the society's '1875 Award for an outstanding contributor to natural history in Hertfordshire' in 2013. In 1973, he took over editorship of a volume on the geology of the county, which the society had been planning since 1950. The book was finally published in 2010 as ''Hertfordshire Geology and Landscape''.<ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (1 for 2)</ref><ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (1 for 2)</ref> A reviewer for ''[[Geoscientist (magazine)|Geoscientist]]'' praised it as "the most important book ever written on Hertfordshire's earth heritage" and "a testament to John Catt's editorial and writing skills as well as his deep personal knowledge."<ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (1 for 2)</ref>
== Selected publications ==
* <ref name=":4" />
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* <ref name=":3" />
* <ref name=":2" />
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== References ==
http://ift.tt/2lFKdYd
