Geikie, Sir Archibald

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Sir Archibald Geikie

1835-1924

Sir Archibald Geikie

(English: Archibald Geikie)

(28 December 1835 − 10 November 1924)

Scottish geologist (1835-1924), director-general of the Geological Survey of the United Kingdom from 1881. He studied volcanic phenomena and promoted microscopic petrography; his works include The Ancient Volcanos of Great Britain (1897). (BCW 2:529-530).

Some links:

• Quotes: Zirkoff, Boris
• CTD article in Russian: Гейки, Арчибальд
• Other resources: Russian BTS: card data

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