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Entry Type	Person
Surname	Murchison
Forenames	Roderick Impey
Pre Title	Sir
Epithet	geologist and geographer
Dates	1792-1871
Gender Identity	Male
History	A founder fellow of the Royal Geographical Society in 1830 and its President from 1843, he strongly promoted overseas exploration and imperial expansion.
Source	Oxford Dictionary of National Biography online
Authorised Form of Name	Murchison; Sir; Roderick Impey (1792-1871); geologist and geographer

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