Frederick Murray Trotter
British geologist (1897 – 1968) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Frederick Murray Trotter (19 April 1897 – 24 July 1968) was a British geologist, who worked for his whole career with the British Geological Survey. He became best known for his geological field studies of industrial minerals – coal, salt and iron ores – and was awarded the Murchison Medal of the Geological Society of London in 1956.[1][2]
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Frederick Murray Trotter | |
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Born | (1897 -04-19)19 April 1897 |
Died | 24 July 1968(1968-07-24) (aged 71) |
Education | Rutherford College, Newcastle |
Alma mater | Armstrong College (B.Sc., 1920) |
Awards | Murchison Medal (1956) Sorby Medal (1967) |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Field geology |
Institutions | British Geological Survey |
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