R.A. Eden on the left. Burnmouth, Berwickshire 1968.
Timeline
Date
Details
1920
Born 14th August 1920
1941
Degree in Geology, University College, London
National Service, radar work
1946
Joined the Geological Survey. Coalfield geologist in English Midlands
1959
Promoted District Geologist South Lowlands Unit, Edinburgh
1963‑1968
Editor Scottish Journal of Geology
1965
Elected Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
1967
District Geologist South Lowlands and Continental Shelf Unit 2
1973
Honorary Fellow Grant Institute of Geology
1975
Assistant Director, Scotland
1980
Retired from Institute of Geological Sciences
1981
Awarded CBE
1982
Two-year commission with the Commonwealth Fund for Technical Cooperation, working for the Fiji Government Mineral Resources Department. Principal Geologist Offshore and Seismology.
