John Edward Marr
John Edward Marr
John Edward Marr FGS FRS was a British geologist. After studying at Lancaster Royal Grammar School, he matriculated to St John's College, Cambridge, graduating with First Class Honours in 1878. Following undergraduate work in the Lake District, he travelled to Bohemia to investigate the fossil collection of Joachim Barrande, where his work won him the Sedgwick Prize in 1882. In 1886, Marr became Lecturer at the University of Cambridge Department of Geology, a position he held for 32 years until he succeeded Thomas McKenny Hughes as Woodwardian Professor of Geology in 1917.
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Date of Birth
June 14th, 1857
Age
166
Birth Place
United Kingdom, England, Morecambe
Date of Death
October 1st, 1933
Died Aged
76
Star Sign
Gemini
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