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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:

  1. Hans Bruno Geinitz (1879-1891)
  2. Adolph von Koenen (1886-1891)
  3. Baron Ferdinand von Richthofen (1882-1896)
  4. August Rothpletz (1874-1902)

Dates

  • Creation: 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

Repository Details

Part of the University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections Repository

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