James Nicol

James Nicol ( born August 12, 1810 in Traquair at Innerleithen in Peeblesshire, † April 8, 1879 ) was a Scottish geologist.

Nicol studied at the University of Edinburgh ( Robert Jameson ) and the universities of Bonn and Berlin. In 1849 he became professor of geology at Queen's College, Cork, and in 1853 professor of natural history at the University of Aberdeen.

Works

  • Manual of Mineralogy (1849 )
  • Elements of Mineralogy (1858, 2nd ed, 1873)
  • Geological Map of Scotland (1858 )
  • Geology and Scenery of the North of Scotland (1866 ).
  • Geologist ( 19th century)
  • University teachers (Aberdeen)
  • Briton
  • Scotsman
  • Born in 1810
  • Died in 1879
  • Man
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