- Geikie
- biographical name Sir Archibald 1835-1924 Scottish geologist
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Geikie
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Geikie — is a surname, and may refer to:* Archibald Geikie * James Geikie * Walter Geikieee also*Geikie Gorge, Western Australia *Geikie River, Saskatchewansurname … Wikipedia
Geikie — (spr. gīkī), 1) Sir Archibald, Geolog, geb. 28. Dez. 1835 in Edinburg, studierte daselbst, wurde 1855 der Geological Survey beigegeben und lieferte viele, namentlich auf Schottland bezügliche geognostische Untersuchungen. Er bearbeitete mit… … Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon
Geikie — (spr. gihkĭ), Archibald, Geolog, geb. 28. Dez. 1835 in Edinburgh, 1870 Prof. das., 1881 1901 Generaldirektor der geolog. Aufnahme des Vereinigten Königreichs und Direktor des Geolog. Museums in London; schrieb: »The scenery of Scotland« (3. Aufl … Kleines Konversations-Lexikon
Geikie — [ giːkɪ], Sir (seit 1891) Archibald, britischer Geologe, * Edinburgh 28. 12. 1835, ✝ Haslemere (bei Guildford) 10. 11. 1924; ab 1867 Direktor des Geological Survey of Scotland, 1871 Professor der Mineralogie und Geologie in Edinburgh, 1882… … Universal-Lexikon
Geikie — Archibald Geikie. Sir Archibald Geikie (* 28. Dezember 1835 in Edinburgh; † 10. November 1924 in Haslemere) war ein britischer Geologe. Inhaltsverzeichnis … Deutsch Wikipedia
Geikie — This interesting name, with variant spellings, Geikie and Geggie, is of Scottish territorial origin from the lands of Gagie in the parish of Murroes. The area is believed to have been so called from the Gaelic gagai meaning cracked or fissured… … Surnames reference
Geikie-Gorge-Nationalpark — Geikie Gorge … Deutsch Wikipedia
Geikie Gorge — is located within the grounds of Geikie Gorge National Park, 20km from Fitzroy Crossing, 1831 km northeast of Perth and 420 km east of Broome in the Kimberley Region of Western Australia. Believed to be one of the best known and most easily… … Wikipedia
Geikie Glacier — (coord|54|17|S|36|41|W|type:glacier) is a glacier which flows northeast to Mercer Bay, at the southwest end of Cumberland West Bay, South Georgia. First charted by the Swedish Antarctic Expedition, 1901 04, under Nordenskjold, who named it after… … Wikipedia
Geikie Gorge National Park — Infobox protected area of Australia | name = Geikie Gorge National Park iucn category = II caption = locator x = 91 locator y = 52 nearest town or city = Fitzroy Crossing coordinates = coord|18|04|38|S|125|42|49|E|type:landmark region:AU area =… … Wikipedia
Geikie, Sir Archibald — ▪ British geologist born Dec. 28, 1835, Edinburgh, Scot. died Nov. 10, 1924, Haslemere, Surrey, Eng. British geologist who became the foremost advocate of the fluvial (fluvial process) theories of erosion. His prolific book writing made him … Universalium
