Correspondence of Sir Archibald Geikie: Italian, Spanish and Portuguese geologists

• Reference:GB 237 Coll-74/14/4
• Dates of Creation:1871-1907
• Name of Creator:
  Geikie, Archibald, Sir (Professor of Geology, University of Edinburgh)
• Language of Material:English
• Physical Description:
  65 letters and postcards (with photographs and other enclosures) None which affect the use of this material

• Scope and Content

  The Correspondence of Sir Archibald Geikie: Italian, Spanish and Portuguese geologists sub-series includes letters from:

  • Giovanni Capellini (1886-1904).
  • WP Jervis (1882-1889).
  • Giuseppe De Lorenzo (1901-1906).
  • Gaetno Platania (1893-1906).

• Administrative / Biographical History

  Sir Archibald Geikie corresponded with a number of Italian, Spanish and Portuguese geologists. Giovanni Capellini (1833-1922) held the Chair of Geology at the University of Bologna. He was an advocate of standardised geological terminology and a major force in establishing the international geological congresses. WP Jervis (fl1882-1889) moved to Italy in 1882 to work on topographical mineralogy. Giuseppe De Lorenzo (1871-1957) was a professor at the University of Naples and he showed Geikie over the volcanic area of Campi Phlegraei when Geikie visited Italy in 1902-1903

• Archivist's Note

  Contains items suitable for scanning

  Grant Buttars 15 January 2002

• Subjects

  Geological Terminology

  Palaeontology

  Professional Interaction

  Volcanoes

• Personal Names

  Capellini, Giovanni, 1833-1922 (professor of geology, University of Bologna)

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

  Lorenzo, Giuseppe de, 1871-1957 (professor of geology, University of Naples)

  Jervis, WP, fl1882-1889 (geologist)

  Platania, Gaetano, fl1893-1906 (Italian geologist)

• Corporate Names

  University of Bologna

  University of Naples

• Geographical Names

  Italy

  Phlegraean Plain, Italy