Correspondence of Sir Archibald Geikie: Scandanavian and Danish geologists

• Reference:GB 237 Coll-74/14/2
• Dates of Creation:1876-1906
• Name of Creator:
  Geikie, Archibald, Sir (Professor of Geology, University of Edinburgh)
• Language of Material:English
• Physical Description:
  81 letters and postcards (with enclosures) None which affect the use of this material

• Scope and Content

  The Correspondence of Sir Archibald Geikie: Scandanavian and Danish geologists sub-series includes letters from:

  • Waldemar Christofer Brögger (1889-1902)
  • Alfred Gabriel Nathorst (1882-1904)
  • Hans Henrik Reusch (1880-1906)
  • Jakob Johannes Sederholm (1899-1906)
  • Thorvaldur Thoroddsen (1896-1906)

• Administrative / Biographical History

  Sir Archibald Geikie corresponded with a number of Scandanavian and Danish geologists. Waldemar Christofer Brögger (1851-1940) was professor of geology and mineralogy at Stockholm and Kristiania. He and Geikie were both members of the Scientific Society of Kristiania. Hans Henrick Reusch (1852-1922 ) was also based at Kristiania. Thorvaldur Thoroddsen (1855-1921) specialised in Icelandic geology and geography, on which he published several works.

• Archivist's Note

  None

  Grant Buttars 14 January 2002

• Subjects

  Geography

  Geology

  Palaeontology

  Professional Associations

  Professional Interaction

• Personal Names

  Brögger, Waldemar Christofer, 1851-1940 (Norwegian geologist and mineralogist)

  Geikie, Archibald, Sir (Professor of Geology, University of Edinburgh)

  Nathorst, Alfred Gabriel, 1850-1921 (Swedish palaeontologist)

  Reusch, Hans Henrick, 1852-1922 (Norwegian geologist)

  Sederholm, Jakob Johannes, 1863-1934 (Finnish geologist)

  Thoroddsen, Thorvaldur, 1855-1921 (Icelandic naturalist)

• Corporate Names

  Scientific Society of Kristiania, Kristiania (Norway)

• Geographical Names

  Kristiania, Norway

  Stockholm, Sweden

  Iceland