Quotes:Geikie, Sir Archibald

Zirkoff, Boris

Geikie, Sir Archibald. Scottish geologist, b. at Edinburgh, Dec. 28, 1835; d. at Haslemere, Surrey, Nov. 10, 1924. Educated at the Univ, of Edinburgh. Appointed, 1855, assistant in the Geological Survey, of which he became director, 1867. Soon became one of the leaders of the Edinburgh school of geologists. Remained in his native city until 1881, when he was appointed Director-General of the Geological Survey of the U.K. and Director of the London Museum of practical geology. Travelled extensively in Europe and U.S.A., collecting valuable data on volcanic phenomena. Gave great impetus to microscopic petrography. Pres, of the British 530 Association, 1892, and of the Royal Society, 1909. Among his works dealing mainly with Geology, mention should be made of: The Ancient Volcanos of Great Britain (1897); Outlines of Field Geology (5th ed., 1900); Geological Sketches at Home and Abroad (1882).

Source: Boris de Zirkoff, «H. P. Blavatsky Collected Writings», vol. 2, pp. 529-530