Roderick Murchison

Sir Roderick Impey Murchison, 1st Baronet, KCB, DCL, FRS, HonFRSE, FLS, MRIA (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. He is noted for investigating and describing the Silurian, Devonian and Permian systems.

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Roderick Murchison

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Sir Roderick Murchison
Born(1792-02-19)19 February 1792
Tarradale House, Muir of Ord, Ross-shire, Scotland
Died22 October 1871(1871-10-22) (aged 79)
London, England
NationalityScottish
Known forSilurian system
Devonian system
Permian system
Spouse
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(m. 1815; died 1869)​
AwardsCopley Medal (1849)
Makdougall Brisbane Prize (1859)
Wollaston Medal (1864)
Founder's Medal (1871)
Scientific career
FieldsGeology
Signature
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