Archibald Geikie
(1835-1924)

Sir Archibald Geikie Photograph of Sir Archibald Geikie sourced from the frontispiece of his book Foto: Sir Archibald Geikie / CC BY-SA 4.0

British geologist – Archibald Geikie was born in Edinburgh (Capital city of Scotland, UK) on December 28th, 1835 and died in Haslemere (Town in Surrey, England) on November 10th, 1924 at the age of 88. Today Archibald Geikie would be 188 years old.

Age

how old was Archibald Geikie when he died?

Archibald Geikie died in 1924 at the age of 88.

Biographical data

Birthday	December 28th, 1835 (Monday)
Place of Birth	Edinburgh Capital city of Scotland, UK
Death Date	November 10th, 1924 (Monday)
Death place	Haslemere Town in Surrey, England
Birth sign (Zodiac)	Capricorn (The Sea-Goat) ♑
Chinese Zodiac	Goat 羊

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Archibald Geikie

Birthday

When was Archibald Geikie born?

Archibald Geikie was born on December 28th, 1835.

Death

When did Archibald Geikie die?

Archibald Geikie died on November 10th, 1924 at the age of 88 in Haslemere (Town in Surrey, England). Today Archibald Geikie would be 188 years old.