Correspondence of Sir Archibald Geikie: German geologists, 1869-1905
Sub-Series
Identifier: Coll-74/14/1
Scope and Contents
The Correspondence of Sir Archibald Geikie: German geologists sub-series includes letters from:
- Hans Bruno Geinitz (1879-1891)
- Adolph von Koenen (1886-1891)
- Baron Ferdinand von Richthofen (1882-1896)
- August Rothpletz (1874-1902)
Dates
- 1869-1905
Creator
Language of Materials
English
Physical Description
42 letters and postcards None which affect the use of this material
Biographical / Historical
Sir Archibald Geikie corresponded with a number of German geologists. Adolph von Koenen (1837-1915) was a member of the Royal Society of Science at Göttingen, which elected Geikie as a corresponding member in 1889. Baron Ferdinand von Richthofen (1833-1905) studied and published on the geology of China
Extent
From the Fonds: 2 metres
Physical Description
42 letters and postcards None which affect the use of this material
Processing Information
None
Processing Information
Grant Buttars 14 January 2002
- China
- Elections
- GB 0237 NAHSTE P1704, 1837-1915 (German geologist)
- Geinitz, Hans Bruno, 1814-1900 (Dresden University of Technology, Dresden (Germany))
- Geological Surveys
- Geology, Publications
- Germany
- Professional Interaction
- Richthofen, Baron Ferdinand, 1833-1905 (German geographer and geologist)
- Rothpletz, August, 1853 - 1918 (German geologist)
- Royal Society of Science, Göttingen (Germany) (scientific society)
Repository Details
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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