BAILY

baily, william hellier (1819-1888), english palaeontologist, nephew of e. h. baily the sculptor, was born at bristol on the 7th of july 1819. from 1837 to 1844 he was assistant curator in the bristol museum, a post he relinquished to join the staff of the geological survey in london. in 1854 he became assistant naturalist, under edward forbes and afterwards under huxley. in 1857 he was transferred to the irish branch of the geological survey, as acting palaeontologist, and retained this post until the end of his life. he was the author of many papers on palaeontological subjects, and of notes on fossils in the explanatory memoirs of the geological survey of ireland. he published (1867-1875) a useful work entitled _figures of characteristic british fossils, with descriptive remarks_, of which only the first volume, dealing with palaeozoic species, was issued. the figures were all drawn on stone by himself. he died at rathmines near dublin on the 6th of august 1888.