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Geikie, Sir Archibald

The Nuttall Encyclopedia

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Geologist, born at Edinburgh; at the age of 20 he joined the Geological Survey of Scotland, and in 1867 became director; in 1870 he became Murchison professor of Geology at Edinburgh, and in 1881 was appointed chief director of the Geological Survey of Great Britain; in 1801 he was knighted, and from 1892 to 1893 was President of the British Association; he is the author of various works on geology, written with great lucidity, as well as essays much appreciated; b . 1835.

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Wood, James, ed. Entry for 'Geikie, Sir Archibald'. The Nuttall Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​nut/​g/geikie-sir-archibald.html. Frederick Warne & Co Ltd. London. 1900.
 
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