Cargill Gilston Knott
Cargill Gilston Knott FRS, FRSE LLD was a Scottish physicist and mathematician who was a pioneer in seismological research. He spent his early career in Japan. He later became a Fellow of the Royal Society, secretary of the Royal Society of Edinburgh, and president of the Scottish Meteorological Society.
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- University of Edinburgh
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- 🏆 Keith Medal🏆 Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
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1856
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Birth1922
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