Sir Archibald Geikie

GPTKB entity

Properties (38)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Geologist
gptkbp:affiliation gptkb:Royal_Society
gptkb:Geological_Society_of_London
gptkb:British_Association_for_the_Advancement_of_Science
gptkbp:almaMater gptkb:University_of_Edinburgh
gptkbp:awards Royal Medal
gptkbp:birthDate 1835-12-28
gptkbp:children gptkb:Archibald_Geikie_Jr.
gptkbp:contribution Publications on geological history
Advocacy for geological education
Studies on the effects of glaciation
Mapping_of_the_Scottish_Highlands
Research_on_the_geology_of_the_British_Isles
gptkbp:deathDate 1924-11-10
gptkbp:field Geology
gptkbp:fieldOfStudy Glaciology
Paleontology
Stratigraphy
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Sir Archibald Geikie
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:William_Morris_Davis
gptkb:John_Walter_Gregory
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Charles_Lyell
gptkb:James_Hutton
gptkbp:knownFor gptkb:Geological_Survey_of_Scotland
gptkbp:legacy gptkb:Geikie_Range
gptkb:Geikie_River
gptkb:Geikie_Glacier
Geikie_Memorial_Lecture
gptkbp:nationality Scottish
gptkbp:notableWorks gptkb:The_Great_Ice_Age
The_Founders_of_Geology
gptkbp:occupation Geologist
gptkbp:positionHeld Director_of_the_Geological_Survey_of_Scotland
President_of_the_Geological_Society_of_London
Professor_of_Geology_at_the_University_of_Edinburgh
gptkbp:residence gptkb:Edinburgh
gptkb:London
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Mary_Geikie