Murchison, Sir Roderick Impey

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Murchison, Sir Roderick Impey

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        1792-1871

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        Sir Roderick Impey Murchison, 1st Baronet, was a Scottish geologist who served as director-general of the British Geological Survey from 1855 until his death in 1871. He is noted for investigating and describing the Silurian, Devonian and Permian systems.

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