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Marr, John Edward (1857-1933) geologist
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1857-1933
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BA 1878; Fellow 1881-1933; University Lecturer at the University of Cambridge Department of Geology, 1886-1918; Fellow of the Royal Society 1891; President of Section C (Geology) of the British Association 1896; Woodwardian Professor of Geology, 1917-1930. He served on the Council of the Geological Society for almost forty years, acting as secretary for ten years and Presient from 1904-1906. He was awarded the Lyell Medal in 1900, the Wollaston Medal in 1914, and a Royal Medal in 1930. He also obtained the Sedgwick Prize in 1882. He married Amy Birkett Stubbs (1873-1933) in 1893, and together they had one son, Francis Alleyne Marr (1893-1942).
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GB 275 002835
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GB 275