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(g ´k ) (KEY) , 1835–1924, British geologist, educated at the Univ. of Edinburgh. He joined the Geological Survey of Scotland, becoming its directo...
(mäs ´d ) (KEY) , d. 956, Arab historian, geographer, and philosopher, b. Baghdad. He traveled in Spain, Russia, India, Sri Lanka, and China and spe...
(zhän- ty n´ g tär´) (KEY) , 1715–86, French geologist, botanist, and natural historian. He was curator of the natural history collection of the...
(kr s´tyän l ´ pôlt fr ´h r f n b kh) (KEY) , 1774–1853, German geologist and paleontologist, graduate of the mining academy, Freiberg, Germany...
(yäk t´ äl-hämäw ´) (KEY) , 1179–1229, Arab geographer. Born in Byzantium, he was bought as a slave by a merchant, al-Hamawi. He was freed on ...
fl. A.D. 150, traveler and geographer, probably b. Lydia. His Description of Greece is an invaluable source for the topography, monuments, and legends...