Correspondence of Sir Roderick Impey Murchison, 1827-1871
Scope and Contents
The Correspondence of Sir Roderick Impey Murchison series consists of:
- letters from Murchison to his wife, 1854 and 1857
- miscellaneous correspondence and notes (including letters to Sir Archibald Geikie) 1831-1871
- correspondence relating to Murchison's dispute with Adam Sedgwick regarding Silurian classification 1838 and 1852-1866
- assorted correspondence, arranged alphabetically, with notes and presscuttings 1827-1870
- Obituary notices, notices, memoranda and notes, 1850-1871
Dates
- Creation: 1827-1871
Creator
Language of Materials
English
Physical Description
6 files None which affect the use of this material
Biographical / Historical
Sir Archibald Geikie (1835-1924) wrote memoirs of a number of scientists who were his contemporaries, including Sir Roderick Impey Murchison (1792-1871). He worked largely from original papers and letters of his former colleagues, collecting or borrowing them for this purpose. Correspondents included Lady Charlotte Murchison, Adam Sedgewick, William Branwhite Clarke, Edward Hammond Hargraves, Sir John Frederick William Herschel, Freidrich Heinrich Alexander Von Humbolt, Prince Albert, JH Murchison, Herman Merivale and Sir Henry Holland. Subjects included gold in Australia and Silurian classification.
Extent
From the Fonds: 2 metres
Physical Location
Gen.523
Physical Description
6 files None which affect the use of this material
Processing Information
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Processing Information
Grant Buttars 15 November 2001
Creator
Subject
- Albert, 1819-1861 (Prince Consort of Queen Victoria) (Person)
- Clarke, Reverend William Branwhite, 1798-1878 (Anglican clergyman and geologist, New South Wales (Australia)) (Person)
- Geikie, Archibald, Sir, 28 December 1835 – 10 November 1924 (Professor of Geology, University of Edinburgh) (Person)
- Hargraves, Edward Hammond, 1816-1891 (Australian gold mining pioneer) (Person)
- Herschel, Sir John Frederick William, 1792-1871 (1st Baronet | astronomer) (Person)
- Holland, Sir Henry, 1788-1873 (physician) (Person)
- Humboldt, Friedrich Wilhelm Heinrich Alexander von, 1769-1859 (German naturalist, geologist and explorer) (Person)
- Merivale, Herman, 1806-1874 (under secretary of state for India) (Person)
- Murchison, Charlotte, 1788-1869 (nee Hougin, geologist, wife of Sir Roderick Impey Murchison) (Person)
- Murchison, JH, fl1854 (Person)
- Murchison, Sir Roderick Impey, 1792-1871 (1st Baronet | Scottish geologist) (Person)
- Sedgwick, Adam, 1785-1873 (geologist and professor of geology, University of Cambridge) (Person)
Repository Details
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