Archibald Geikie ( 1835 - 1924 )

Birth: Edinburgh, Scotland (28 December 1835) Death: His home, Shepherd's Down, Haslemere, Surrey (10 November 1924) Research Field: Geology Education: High School, Edinburgh; University of Edinburgh Career: Entered the Geological Survey (1855); Murchison Professor of Geology and Mineralogy, University of Edinburgh (1871-1882); Director, Geological Survey of the United Kingdom; Director, Museum of Practical Geology (1882-1901) Honours: Kt 1891; KCB 1907; OM 1913 Memberships: FRSE; FGS; Foreign Associate, Institute of France Membership: Fellow Election Date: 1/06/1865 Medals/Prizes: Royal Medal 1896 Council: VP 1885-1887, For Sec 1889-1893, Sec 1903-1908, PRS 1908-1913.