James Croll ( 1821 - 1890 )

Birth: Cargill, Perthshire, Scotland (02 January 1821) Death: Perth (15 December 1890) Research Field: Geology Education: LLD (1876, St Andrews) Career: Apprenticed to a wheelwright; worked as a joiner at Banchory; opened a shop in Elgin; opened a temeperance hotel in Blairgowrie (1852); agent for the Safety Light Assurance Company; Keeper, Andersonian University and Museum, Glasgow (1859); Keeper of Maps and Correspondence, Geological Survey of Scotland (1867-1880); retired due to ill health Membership: Fellow Election Date: 1/06/1876.