R.A. Eden on the left. Burnmouth, Berwickshire 1968.
Timeline
| Date |
Details
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| 1920 |
Born 14th August 1920
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| 1941 |
Degree in Geology, University College, London
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National Service, radar work
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| 1946 |
Joined the Geological Survey. Coalfield geologist in English Midlands
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| 1959 |
Promoted District Geologist South Lowlands Unit, Edinburgh
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| 1963‑1968 |
Editor Scottish Journal of Geology
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| 1965 |
Elected Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
|
| 1973 |
Honorary Fellow Grant Institute of Geology
|
| 1980 |
Retired from Institute of Geological Sciences
|
| 1981 |
Awarded CBE
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| 1982 |
Two-year commission with the Commonwealth Fund for Technical Cooperation, working for the Fiji Government Mineral Resources Department.
|
| 2009 |
Died. 15th January 2009
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Biographies and obituaries
Binns, Paul and Holmes, Richard. Robert Arthur Eden, 1920-2009. Geological Society of London Obituaries
