Murchison
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Murchison is a Scottish surname most notably associated with Sir Roderick Murchison, a prominent 19th-century geologist.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Roderick Murchison | 0 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Scottish surname
ⓘ
geologist ⓘ human ⓘ surname ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Copley Medal
ⓘ
Wollaston Medal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1792-02-19 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1871-10-22 ⓘ |
| educatedAt | Royal Military College, Great Marlow NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Scottish ⓘ |
| familyName | Murchison NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
geology
ⓘ
stratigraphy ⓘ |
| givenName | Roderick NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNotableBearer |
Carl Murchison
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Charles Murchison NERFINISHED ⓘ Gilbert D. Murchison NERFINISHED ⓘ John Murchison NERFINISHED ⓘ Kenneth Murchison NERFINISHED ⓘ Murdo Murchison NERFINISHED ⓘ Roderick Murchison NERFINISHED ⓘ Willie Murchison NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTitle |
Baronet
ⓘ
Sir ⓘ |
| hasWorkNamedAfter |
Murchison Falls
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Murchison House NERFINISHED ⓘ Murchison Medal NERFINISHED ⓘ Murchison River NERFINISHED ⓘ Murchison crater NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced | development of stratigraphic geology ⓘ |
| knownFor |
defining the Silurian system
ⓘ
work on Paleozoic strata ⓘ |
| languageOfOrigin |
Scots
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Scottish Gaelic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| memberOf |
Geological Society of London
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Royal Society ⓘ |
| nobleTitle | Baronet of Tarradale NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Ross-shire
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tarradale NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
London, England
ⓘ
surface form:
London
|
| positionHeld |
Director-General of the Geological Survey of Great Britain
ⓘ
President of the Geological Society of London ⓘ |
| publication |
Siluria
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
The Silurian System NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| usedAs | family name ⓘ |
| workLocation |
London, England
ⓘ
surface form:
London
|
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