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Februar 1792 in Tarradale, Ross and Cromarty, Schottland; † 22. Oktober 1871 in London) war ein schottischer Geologe und Paläontologe. Er war langjähriger Vorsitzender der Geological Society of London, der Royal Geographical Society sowie Leiter des Geological Survey und einer der führenden Geologen seiner Zeit.
Sir Roderick Impey Murchison, 1st Baronet, KCB, DCL, FRS, HonFRSE, FLS, MRIA (19 February 1792 – 22 October 1871 [1]) was a Scottish geologist who served as director-general of the British Geological Survey from 1855 until his death in 1871. He is noted for investigating and describing the Silurian, [2] Devonian and Permian systems.
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28. März 2024 · Sir Roderick Impey Murchison (born Feb. 19, 1792, Tarradale, Ross-shire, Scot.—died Oct. 22, 1871, London, Eng.) was a geologist who first established the geologic sequence of Early Paleozoic strata (the Paleozoic Era began 542 million years ago and ended about 251 million years ago).
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Sir Roderick Murchison (1792 – 1871) Patron of the Edinburgh Geological Society 1863 – 1871. Roderick Impey Murchison, the “King of Siluria”, was born at Tarradale House, Muir of Ord into a wealthy family and educated at Durham School and the Royal Military College.
Lexikon der Geowissenschaften Murchison. Murchison, Roderick Impey, britischer Geologe, * 19.2.1792 Tarrandale (Eastern Ross), † 22.10.1871 London. Murchison besuchte die Grammar School in Durham und das Militärkolleg in Great Marlow.
Though their interpretation of the formation of the rocks was wrong, they contributed greatly to the famous Highlands Controversy (Murchison vs James Nicol). He became Director-General of the Geological Survey in 1855 and established the first Professor of Geology at Edinburgh University. His knighthood was awarded in 1846 and he was made a ...
Februar 1792 in Tarradale, Ross and Cromarty, Schottland; † 22. Oktober 1871 in London) war ein schottischer Geologe und Paläontologe. Er war langjähriger Vorsitzender der Geological Society of London, der Royal Geographical Society sowie Leiter des Geological Survey und einer der führenden Geologen seiner Zeit.
