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Sir Archibald Geikie lived from 28 December to 10 November He was an eminent geologist who did much to place the geology of Scotland, literally, on the map.
Sir archibald geikie biography of christopher columbus
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Archibald Geikie was the older brother of James Geikie, also a noted geologist. He was born in Edinburgh and educated at the Royal High School before commencing his studies at Edinburgh University.
At the age of 20 in he took up a post as an assistant on the British Geological Survey. He rapidly established himself both as a very capable geologist and as a very effective writer about geology. In he published the first of a long line of books on the subject, The Story of a Boulder; or, Gleanings from the Note-Book of a Geologist.
This brought him to the attention of the leading geologist of the day, Sir Roderick Murchison, whose biographer he