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Alfred Harker
(1859–1939)
Geologist
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Alfred Harker was a geologist, best known for Petrology for students.
Quick Facts About Alfred Harker
- Born
- February 19, 1859
- Died
- July 28, 1939
- Profession
- Geologist
- Notable works
- Petrology for students
About Alfred Harker
Alfred Harker FRS was an English geologist who specialised in petrology and interpretive petrography. He was lecturer in petrology at the University of Cambridge for many years, and carried out field mapping for the Geological Survey of Scotland and geological studies of western Scotland and the Isle of Skye. He and other British geologists pioneered the use of thin sections and the petrographic microscope in interpretive petrology.
Biography source: Wikipedia
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