Bernard Smith FRS (13 February 1881 – 19 August 1936) was a geologist, who worked for the Geological Survey of Great Britain from 1906 to 1936.
Smith studied Natural Sciences, was awarded a BA in 1903, and completed Part II Geology in 1904, coming top of the year.
[4] In 1904, Smith was appointed University Demonstrator in Geology in Cambridge, and in this role continued to carry out fieldwork and write papers.
After the outbreak of war, Smith and colleagues moved to assess the raw materials that would be needed for the munitions industry: anhydrite, dolomite, silica, ganisters and fireclays.
In response to an ongoing drought, Smith turned his attention to underground water supplies across Great Britain.