Correspondence of Sir Archibald Geikie: Swiss geologists

• Reference:GB 237 Coll-74/14/3
• Dates of Creation:1883-1904
• Name of Creator:
  Geikie, Archibald, Sir (Professor of Geology, University of Edinburgh)
• Language of Material:English
• Physical Description:
  17 letters and postcards None which affect the use of this material

• Scope and Content

  The Correspondence of Sir Archibald Geikie: Swiss geologists sub-series includes letters from:

  • Albert Heim (1883-1904)
  • Eugène Renevier (1894-1902)

• Administrative / Biographical History

  Sir Archibald Geikie corresponded with a number of Swiss geologists. Albert Heim (1849-1937) was an expert on the geology of mountains and was director of the Swiss Geological Commission. Eugène Renvier (1831-1906) was President of the 6th International Geological Congress.

• Archivist's Note

  None

  Grant Buttars 15 January 2002

• Subjects

  Geology

  Mountains

  Professional Interaction

• Personal Names

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

  Heim, Albert, 1849-1937 (Swiss geologist)

  Renevier, 1831-1906 (Swiss palaeontologist and stratigrapher)

• Corporate Names

  International Geological Congress. 6th (1894)

  Swiss Geological Commission (1815:-)