Person DS/UK/3072 Murchison; Sir; Roderick Impey (1792-1871); geologist and geographer Murchison Roderick Impey Sir 1792-1871 geologist and geographer Male

A founder fellow of the Royal Geographical Society in 1830 and its President from 1843, he strongly promoted overseas exploration and imperial expansion. Oxford Dictionary of National Biography online International Standard Archival Authority Record for Corporate Bodies, Persons and Families - ISAAR(CPF) 2nd edition - ICA 2004 ISBN 2-9521932-2-3 National Council on Archives, Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997 Yes staff 21/12/2018 DERBYSHIRE\71026502 27/05/2020 85e60e0c-aa41-40e2-bec8-489c5238485a