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David Milne-Home

Scottish advocate, geologist and meteorologist (1805-1890)

David Milne-Home of Milne Graden FRSE FGS PGSE LLD (1805–1890) was a Scottish advocate, geologist and meteorologist. He was the founder of the Scottish Meteorological Society in 1855, and served as its chairman.²

From Wikipedia’s article on David Milne-Home (this version), CC BY-SA 4.0.

Born 1805, died 1890.¹

About

From 1874 to 1889 he served as president of the Edinburgh Geological Society

From Wikipedia’s article on David Milne-Home, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.²

Companies

Edinburgh Geological SocietyChair 1874 to 1908⁹

Early life and education

Date not recordedUniversity of Edinburgh³
Date not recordedRoyal High School³

Career

Occupation: businessperson, geologist, meteorologist.⁵

Since 1874Chair, Edinburgh Geological Society⁴

Personal life

Born1805, East Lothian⁶
CitizenshipUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland⁷

Milne married Jean Forman-Home in 1832. On the death of her father in 1852 they adopted the famous name Home, thereafter being Milne-Home. At this point they inherited the Wedderburn, Billie and Paxton estates in 1852.

From Wikipedia’s article on David Milne-Home (this version), CC BY-SA 4.0.

Awards

Date not recordedFellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh⁸

Sources

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WikidataDavid Milne-Home on Wikidata
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WikipediaDavid Milne-Home on Wikipedia
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WikidataDavid Milne-Home: education, on Wikidata
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WikidataDavid Milne-Home: Chair, Edinburgh Geological Society, on Wikidata
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WikidataDavid Milne-Home: occupation, on Wikidata
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WikidataDavid Milne-Home: place of birth, on Wikidata
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WikidataDavid Milne-Home: citizenship, on Wikidata
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WikidataDavid Milne-Home: award, on Wikidata
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WikidataEdinburgh Geological Society, Chair
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Wikimedia CommonsDavid Milne-Home photo by Hill, David Octavius, CC BY 3.0