Correspondence of Sir Archibald Geikie: Belgian geologists

• Reference:GB 237 Coll-74/13/3
• Dates of Creation:1876-1899
• Name of Creator:
  Geikie, Archibald, Sir (Professor of Geology, University of Edinburgh)
• Language of Material:English
• Physical Description:
  86 and postcards None which affect the use of this material

• Scope and Content

  The Correspondence of Sir Archibald Geikie: Belgian geologists sub-series consists of:

  • letters concerning such items as the 1899 Belgian Geological Society annual general meeting, the desire for cooperation with colleagues in Britain and the translation of Geikie's work into French.

• Administrative / Biographical History

  Sir Archibald Geikie corresponded with a number of Belgian geologists. These included E Van den Brock, Louis Dollo (1857-1931), Edouard François Dupont (1841-1911) and Alphonse François Renard (1842-1903).

• Archivist's Note

  None

  Grant Buttars 15 January 2002

• Subjects

  Authors and Publishers

  Professional Associations

  Professional Interaction

  Translations

• Personal Names

  Dollo, Louis, 1857-1931 (Belgian palaeontologist)

  Dupont, 1841-1911 (Belgian geologist)

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

  Renard, 1842-1903 (Belgian geologist)

• Corporate Names

  Belgian Geological Society