Correspondence of Sir Archibald Geikie: Belgian geologists, 1876-1899
Sub-Series
Identifier: Coll-74/13/3
Scope and Contents
The Correspondence of Sir Archibald Geikie: Belgian geologists sub-series consists of:
- letters concerning such items as the 1899 Belgian Geological Society annual general meeting, the desire for cooperation with colleagues in Britain and the translation of Geikie's work into French.
Dates
- Creation: 1876-1899
Creator
Language of Materials
English
Biographical / Historical
Sir Archibald Geikie corresponded with a number of Belgian geologists. These included E Van den Brock, Louis Dollo (1857-1931), Edouard François Dupont (1841-1911) and Alphonse François Renard (1842-1903).
Full Extent
From the Fonds: 2 metres
Physical Description
86 and postcards None which affect the use of this material
Processing Information
None
Processing Information
Grant Buttars 15 January 2002
Subject
- Dollo, Louis, 1857-1931 (Belgian palaeontologist) (Person)
- Dupont, 1841-1911 (Belgian geologist) (Person)
- Geikie, Archibald, Sir, 28 December 1835 – 10 November 1924 (Professor of Geology, University of Edinburgh) (Person)
- Renard, 1842-1903 (Belgian geologist) (Person)
- Belgian Geological Society (Organization)
Repository Details
Part of the University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections Repository
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Centre for Research Collections
University of Edinburgh Main Library
George Square
Edinburgh EH8 9LJ Scotland
+44(0)131 650 8379
heritagecollections@ed.ac.uk