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Geikie

American  
[gee-kee] / ˈgi ki /

noun

  1. Sir Archibald, 1835–1924, Scottish geologist.


Geikie British  
/ ˈɡiːkɪ /

noun

  1. Sir Archibald. 1835–1924, Scottish geologist noted for his study of British volcanic rocks

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What is common to all of Burt’s Bees’ messaging, Mr. Geikie said, is a “combination of efficacy with authenticity.”

From New York Times ● Apr. 16, 2017

"It is appropriate that such a monster as this should have lived on a great continent like North America," brown-nosed Sir Archibald Geikie, a geologist and fellow of the Royal Society.

From The Guardian ● Jul. 4, 2013

It is against that backdrop that a 27-year-old English barmaid named Georgina Geikie will approach the firing line at the Royal Artillery Barracks here Wednesday.

From New York Times ● Jul. 31, 2012

Making the most of the time away from work, Geikie has enjoyed rubbing shoulders with the household names of the British team in the athletes village.

From Reuters ● Jul. 24, 2012

Geikie, Prof. Archibald, notes on the work on Coral Reefs,  152, 182;notes on the work on Volcanic Islands,  153; on Darwin's theory of the parallel roads of Glen Roy,  145.

From Charles Darwin: His Life in an Autobiographical Chapter, and in a Selected Series of His Published Letters by Charles Darwin

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