Cargill Gilston Knott Scientist

Cargill Gilston Knott FRS, FRSE (30 June 1856 – 26 October 1922) 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.

Personal facts

Cargill Gilston Knott
Birth dateJune 30, 1856
Birth place
Scotland , Penicuik
Nationality
Scotland
Citizenship
United Kingdom
Date of deathOctober 26, 1922
Place of death
Edinburgh , Scotland
Education
University of Edinburgh

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Scientist

awards
Order of the Rising Sun
Field of study
Mathematics
Physics
Seismology

Cargill Gilston Knott on Wikipedia

External resources

  1. http://penicuikcdt.org.uk/Cargill_Knott.html