Alfred Harker

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geologist human petrologist

Alfred Harker was a British geologist and petrologist renowned for his pioneering work on igneous rocks and the geology of the British Isles.

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	geologist → human → petrologist →
academicDiscipline	earth science →
areaOfInfluence	British geology → petrology education →
associatedWith	Geological Society of London → Royal Society of Edinburgh →
awardReceived	Murchison Medal NERFINISHED → Wollaston Medal NERFINISHED →
citizenship	British →
contributedTo	mapping of igneous complexes in the British Isles →
countryOfCitizenship	United Kingdom → United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland →
describedBySource	geological literature →
educatedAt	University of Cambridge NERFINISHED →
employer	Sedgwick Museum of Earth Sciences → University of Cambridge NERFINISHED →
familyName	Harker →
fieldOfWork	geology → geology of the British Isles → igneous petrology → igneous rocks → petrology →
genre	scientific literature →
givenName	Alfred →
hasNationality	British →
hasOccupation	university lecturer →
hasWork	geological maps of igneous areas in Britain →
influenced	development of modern igneous petrology →
influencedBy	advances in microscopic petrography →
languageOfWorkOrName	English →
memberOf	Royal Society →
name	Alfred Harker →
notableFor	pioneering work on igneous rocks → studies of the geology of the British Isles → textbooks widely used in petrology teaching →
notableWork	Metamorphism → Petrology for Students → The Tertiary Igneous Rocks of Skye →
occupation	geologist → petrologist →
sexOrGender	male →
studied	Tertiary igneous rocks of Scotland → igneous intrusions in the British Isles →
workLocation	Cambridge → United Kingdom NERFINISHED →

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Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Alfred Harker →	name
Bigsby Medal →	notableRecipient