| Activity | Alfred Bernard Badger was born in Birmingham in 1864 and educated at King Edward VI School and Mason University College, Birmingham and New College, Oxford. He gained a double first in biology and geology from Oxford with a BSc from Birmingham for original research. He became Director of Technical Education for Monmouthshire in 1901 and Director of Higher Education in 1904. He contributed scientific expertise and practical commitment in the systematic arrangement of the natural science collections and displays, particularly geology |