Archibald Geikie

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Archibald Geikie was a prominent 19th–20th century Scottish geologist known for his influential work on igneous rocks, geological mapping, and for serving as Director-General of the Geological Survey of the United Kingdom.

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instanceOf Scottish person
geologist
human
awardReceived Copley Medal
Royal Medal
Wollaston Medal
citizenship United Kingdom
countryOfBirth Scotland
countryOfDeath England
dateOfBirth 1835-12-28
dateOfDeath 1924-11-10
educatedAt University of Edinburgh
employer British Geological Survey
surface form: Geological Survey of the United Kingdom
familyName Geikie
fieldOfWork geological mapping
geology
igneous petrology
genre popular science writing
scientific literature
givenName Archibald
honorificTitle Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath
Sir
influenced development of British igneous petrology
geological mapping practices in the United Kingdom
knownFor geological mapping of Scotland
popularization of geology
studies of igneous rocks
languageOfWorkOrName English
memberOf Royal Society
Royal Society of Edinburgh
name Archibald Geikie self-link
notableFor leadership of the Geological Survey of the United Kingdom
notableWork Ancient Volcanoes of Great Britain
Outlines of Field-Geology
Text-Book of Geology
The Scenery of Scotland
occupation geologist
science administrator
placeOfBirth Edinburgh
placeOfDeath Haslemere
positionHeld Director of the Geological Survey of Scotland
Director-General of the Geological Survey of the United Kingdom
President of the Geological Society of London
President of the Royal Society
Professor of Geology at the University of Edinburgh
residence Edinburgh
Haslemere
London, England
surface form: London
sibling James Geikie

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Wollaston Medal notableRecipient Archibald Geikie
Murchison Medal hasNotableRecipient Archibald Geikie
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