Alfred Harker, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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English geologist, Scottish Geological Survey
Date of Birth: 19-Feb-1859
Place of Birth: Kingston upon Hull, England, United Kingdom
Date of Death: 28-Jul-1939
Profession: geologist
Nationality: United Kingdom
Zodiac Sign: Pisces 
About Alfred Harker
- Alfred Harker FRS (19 February 1859 – 28 July 1939) was an English geologist who specialised in petrology and interpretive petrography.
- He worked for the Geological Survey of Scotland and conducted extensive surveying and geological studies of western Scotland and the Isle of Skye.
- He and other British geologists pioneered the use of thin sections and the petrographic microscope in interpretive petrology.
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