Roderick Murchison
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| Gender | Male |
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| Death | 154 years ago |
| Date of birth | February 19,1792 |
| Zodiac sign | Pisces |
| Born | Muir Of Ord |
| United Kingdom | |
| Date of died | October 22,1871 |
| Died | London |
| United Kingdom | |
| Spouse | Charlotte Murchison |
| Known for | Silurian |
| Devonian | |
| Awards | Copley Medal |
| Wollaston Medal | |
| Founder's Gold Medal | |
| Nationality | Scottish |
| Current partner | Charlotte Murchison |
| Parents | Barbara Mackenzie |
| Kenneth Murchison of Tarradall | |
| Place of burial | Brompton Cemetery, London, United Kingdom |
| Education | Durham School |
| Books | The Silurian System: From the Edinburgh Review |
| The Silurian System: Founded On Geological Researches in the Counties of Salop, Hereford, Radnor, Montgomery, Caermarthen, Brecon, Pembroke | |
| The Geology of Russia in Europe and the Ural Mountains | |
| The Silurian System: Founded on Geological Researches in the Counties of Salop, Hereford, Radnor, Montgomery, Caermarthen, Brecon, Pembroke, Monmouth, Gloucester, Worcester, and Stafford; with Descriptions of the Coal-fields and Overlying Formations | |
| Grandparents | Roderick Mackenzie |
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| ID | 731748 |
Roderick Murchison Life story
Sir Roderick Impey Murchison, 1st Baronet, KCB, DCL, FRS, HonFRSE, FLS, MRIA 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, Devonian and Permian systems.
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