James Murdoch Geikie PRSE FRS LLD was a Scottish geologist. He was professor of geology at Edinburgh University from 1882 to 1914.
Geikie's final home at 83 Colinton Road, Edinburgh
The grave of James Geikie, Morningside Cemetery, Edinburgh
Royal Society of Edinburgh
The Royal Society of Edinburgh (RSE) is Scotland's national academy of science and letters. It is a registered charity that operates on a wholly independent and non-partisan basis and provides public benefit throughout Scotland. It was established in 1783. As of 2021, there are around 1,800 Fellows.
Arms of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
The cover of a 1788 volume of the journal Transactions of the Royal Society of Edinburgh. This is the issue where James Hutton published his Theory of the Earth.
Front Hall of Royal Society of Edinburgh building
The Royal Society building, at the junction of George Street and Hanover Street in the New Town, Edinburgh