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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