# Roderick Murchison, 1st Baronet

> Sir Roderick Impey Murchison, 1st Baronet was a Scottish geologist who served as director-general of the British Geological Survey from 1855 until his death in 1871. He is noted for investigating and describing the Silurian, Devonian and Permian systems.

*British geologist (1792-1871)*

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## Identity
- **Profile type:** Scientist ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q39631))
- **Category:** Scientists
- **Born:** 1792-02-19
- **Died:** 1871-10-22
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

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## Fame
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- **Profile completeness:** 60.0 / 100

## Sources
- [Roderick Murchison](https://ro.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roderick_Murchison)
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- [رودریک مورچیسون](https://azb.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%B1%D9%88%D8%AF%D8%B1%DB%8C%DA%A9_%D9%85%D9%88%D8%B1%DA%86%DB%8C%D8%B3%D9%88%D9%86)
- [Родэрык Імпі Мурчысан](https://be.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A0%D0%BE%D0%B4%D1%8D%D1%80%D1%8B%D0%BA_%D0%86%D0%BC%D0%BF%D1%96_%D0%9C%D1%83%D1%80%D1%87%D1%8B%D1%81%D0%B0%D0%BD)
- [Родерик Мърчисън](https://bg.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A0%D0%BE%D0%B4%D0%B5%D1%80%D0%B8%D0%BA_%D0%9C%D1%8A%D1%80%D1%87%D0%B8%D1%81%D1%8A%D0%BD)
- [Roderick Murchison](https://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roderick_Murchison)
- [Roderick Murchison](https://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roderick_Murchison)
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- [Roderick Murchison](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roderick_Murchison)
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- [רודריק מרצ'יסון](https://he.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D7%A8%D7%95%D7%93%D7%A8%D7%99%D7%A7_%D7%9E%D7%A8%D7%A6'%D7%99%D7%A1%D7%95%D7%9F)
- [Ռոդերիկ Իմպի Մուրչիսոն](https://hy.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D5%8C%D5%B8%D5%A4%D5%A5%D6%80%D5%AB%D5%AF_%D4%BB%D5%B4%D5%BA%D5%AB_%D5%84%D5%B8%D6%82%D6%80%D5%B9%D5%AB%D5%BD%D5%B8%D5%B6)
- [Roderick Impey Murchison](https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roderick_Impey_Murchison)
- [ロデリック・マーチソン](https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%AD%E3%83%87%E3%83%AA%E3%83%83%E3%82%AF%E3%83%BB%E3%83%9E%E3%83%BC%E3%83%81%E3%82%BD%E3%83%B3)
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- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q361900)

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