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Roderick Murchison

Also Known As Murch. · Sir Roderick Impey Murchison · Roderick Murchison · Roderick Impey Murchison, 1st Baronet · Charles Roderick Impey Murchison
Geologist

Scottish geologist who served as director-general of the British Geological Survey from 1855 until his death in 1871, noted for investigating and describing the Silurian, Devonian and Permian systems. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Birth Date
1792-02-19 1
Birth Year
1792 1
Death Date
1871-10-22 1
Death Year
1871 1
Birthplace
Ross and Cromarty 2
Death Place
London 2
Nationality
Scottish 1
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Geology, Disciplines
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Nationality

United Kingdom

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Source Roderick Murchison (Wikipedia)Lead paragraph of the cited Wikipedia articletier 2
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Sir Roderick Impey Murchison, 1st Baronet (19 February 1792 – 22 October 1871) was a Scottish geologist who served as director-general of the British Geological Survey from 1855 until his death in 1871.
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1. Roderick Murchison (Wikipedia)
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was a Scottish geologist who served as director-general of the British Geological Survey from 1855 until his death in 1871
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2. Roderick Murchison (Wikidata)
  • P19 (place of birth)
    born in Ross and Cromarty
  • P20 (place of death)
    died in London
  • Wikidata item aliases (en) [1]
    also known as Murch.
  • Wikidata item aliases (en) [2]
    also known as Sir Roderick Impey Murchison
  • Wikidata item aliases (en) [3]
    also known as Roderick Murchison
  • Wikidata item aliases (en) [4]
    also known as Roderick Impey Murchison, 1st Baronet
  • Wikidata item aliases (en) [5]
    also known as Charles Roderick Impey Murchison
  • P27 (country of citizenship) [1]
    citizen of United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
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Wikidata: Roderick Murchison
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