James Geikie
British geologist (1839-1915) · Scientists · Died at 75
James Murdoch Geikie PRSE FRS LLD was a Scottish geologist. He was professor of geology at the University of Edinburgh from 1882 to 1914.
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1915Died1 March 19151889Murchison MedalAward1880Makdougall Brisbane PrizeAward1875Fellow of the Royal SocietyAward1871Fellow of the Royal Society of EdinburghAward1839Born23 August 1839
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Lived 1839 to 1915 · aged 75
