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Thomas Allan (mineralogist)

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An Alphabetical List of the Names of Minerals, at Present Most Familiar in the English, French, and German Languages, with Tables of Analyses
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and he began to accumulate a large mineral collection that was subsequently bequeathed to his son
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Farrar, W.V. and K.R. Farrar., "Thomas Allan, mineralogist: an autobiographical fragment,"
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In 1810, his contribution to mineralogy was acknowledged with a new mineral species from
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and took up banking as profession; but he is remembered today for his contributions to
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Biographical Index of Former Fellows of the Royal Society of Edinburgh 1783–2002
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Former Fellows of The Royal Society of Edinburgh, 1783–2002: Part 1 (A–J)
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in 1815. He served as Curator to the RSE 1812–20 and Treasurer 1821–33.
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Allan contributed the "Diamond" article for the fifth edition of the
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In 1813, Allan was influential in securing a mineralogy post in the
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in 1805, his proposers being Sir James Hall, William Wright and
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His Edinburgh address in later life was 11 Royal Exchange.
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People educated at the Royal High School, Edinburgh
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John Watson Gordon
Edinburgh
Scotland
Linden Hall
Morpeth, Northumberland
England
St Cuthbert's Church, Edinburgh
FRS
FRSE
FLS
Edinburgh
Scotland
High School of Edinburgh
mineral science
minerals
Robert Allan
FRSE
British Museum of Natural History
Dublin Philosophical Society
Karl Ludwig Giesecke
Royal Society of Edinburgh
John Playfair
Royal Society of London
Greenland
Allanite
Thomas Thomson
Linden Hall
Morpeth, Northumberland
St Cuthberts Churchyard in Edinburgh

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