George Gordon
1801–93
Scottish botanist, geologist, and clergyman. Minister of Birnie, near Elgin, Morayshire, 1832–89. Specialised in the stratigraphy and fossil vertebrates of Elgin sandstone. Founded the Elgin and Morayshire Literary and Scientific Association.
Sources
R. Desmond 1994
Sarjeant 1980–96.
Bibliography
Desmond, Ray. 1994. Dictionary of British and Irish botanists and horticulturists including plant collectors, flower painters and garden designers. New edition, revised with the assistance of Christine Ellwood. London: Taylor & Francis and the Natural History Museum. Bristol, Pa.: Taylor & Francis.
Sarjeant, William A. S. 1980–96. Geologists and the history of geology: an international bibliography. 10 vols. including supplements. London: Macmillan. Malabar, Fla.: Robert E. Krieger Publishing.
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