Harkness, Robert, 1816-1878 (British geologist and zoologist | Professor of Geology, Queen's College Cork)

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Dates

Existence: 18 July 1816 - 4 October 1878

Biographical Note:

Robert Harkness studied at the University of Edinburgh between 1833 and 1834, under Robert Jameson and J.D. Forbes, where he gleaned a keen interest in geology. On his return to his home in Ormskirk, he studied the local geology, coal measures and sandstone in particular. His papers were read before the Geological Society of London. In 1853 he was made Professor of Geology in Queen's College Cork, and was elected fellow of the Royal Society in 1856.

Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:

Correspondence to Sir Archibald Geikie: Robert Harkness to Francis John Haverfield, 1872-1915

Sub-Series

Identifier: Coll-74/11/22

Scope and Contents

The Correspondence to Sir Archibald Geikie: Robert Harkness to Francis John Haverfield sub-series consists of:

18 letters, alphabetically arranged (1872-1915)

Dates: 1872-1915

Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Papers of Sir Archibald Geikie / Correspondence of Sir Archibald Geikie (A-H)

Letter to Sir Archibald Geikie from John Hutton Balfour, 30 March 1878

Item

Identifier: Coll-74/11/8/8

Scope and Contents

Letter to Sir Archibald Geikie from John Hutton Balfour asking if he can procure an obituary for Professor Robert Harkness for the Royal Society [of Edinburgh]. He arranges to talk about Geikie's paper on metamorphic rocks when they meet.

Dates: 30 March 1878

Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Papers of Sir Archibald Geikie / Correspondence of Sir Archibald Geikie (A-H) / Correspondence to Sir Archibald Geikie: A Bachellery to Thomas Forster Brown

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