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Andrew Ramsay

Scottish geologist (1814-1891)
Person human Q506810

Facts

26 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[24]
Date of birth
January 31, 1814
Date of death
December 9, 1891
Place of birth
Glasgow
Place of death
Beaumaris
Country of citizenship
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland[14]
Occupation
geologist, university teacher
Employer
University College London[16]
Position held
President of the Geological Society of London[15]
Award received
Fellow of the Royal Society, Royal Medal, Wollaston Medal[17][18][19]
Mother
Elizabeth Ramsay[7]
Spouse
Mary Louisa Williams[8]
Child
Violet Ramsay, Eleanor Ramsay, Dorothea Ramsay, Elizabeth Ramsay, Wikidata item[9][10][11][12][13]
Sibling
Elizabeth Ramsay, John C. Ramsay, William Ramsay[37][38][39]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English[34]
Archives at
National Library of Wales[25]
Birth name
Andrew Crombie Ramsay[35]
Contributed to creative work
Popular Science[40]
Described by source
Nordisk familjebok, Dictionary of National Biography, 1885–1900, Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[29][30][31][32][33]
Family name
Ramsay[26]
Given name
Andrew, Crombie[27][28]
Member of
Royal Society, American Academy of Arts and Sciences, Academy of Sciences of Turin, Accademia Nazionale dei Lincei, Accademia Nazionale dei Lincei[20][21][22][23]
Name in native language
Andrew Crombie Ramsay[36]
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P14397
3922
Writing language
English
🏷️ Also known as
en Andrew Crombie, Sir Ramsay en Andrew Ramsay en Sir Andrew Crombie Ramsay ja アンドリュー・ラムゼー ru Эндрю Рамсей sv Ramsay, Andrew sv Sir Andrew Crombie Ramsay zh 安德魯·拉姆齊 zh 安德鲁·拉姆齐
🔖 Identifiers · 54
ISNI
0000000077316530
VIAF cluster ID
113145857827123020154
Library of Congress authority ID
no2010048433
GND ID
117686514
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
PSM V53 D158 Andrew C Ramsay.jpg ↗
Académie royale de Belgique member ID
andrew-crombie-ramsay
Accademia Nazionale dei Lincei ID
1883-ramsay-andrew-crombie
Accademia delle Scienze di Torino ID
andrew-combre-ramsay
Alexander Turnbull Library ID
87142
Alvin ID
alvin-person:2275
Archives at Yale agent ID
people/90740
BHL creator ID
189k (37k–189k, n=3)
Show all 54 identifiers +42
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
15148349z
CERL Thesaurus ID
cnp01391682
Canadiana Name Authority ID
ncf10187574
CiNii Research ID
1140845216680628864
Curran Index contributor ID
2568
DDB person (GND) ID
117686514
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
117686514
FAST ID
1954892
Freebase ID
/m/03rq3w
Gazetteer for Scotland person ID
3129
Geni.com profile ID
6000000013078350281
IdRef ID
083216820
KBR person ID
14009137
Kalliope-Verbund (GND) ID
117686514
Libris-URI
khw03xc33lqcdr5
NACSIS-CAT author ID
DA11645303
National Library of Greece ID
241543
National Library of Israel J9U ID
987014792092305171
National Library of Wales Authority ID
ramsay-c-andrew-crombie-1814-1891, ramsay-andrew-crombie-sir-1814-1891-marriage, ramsay-c-andrew-crombie-1814-1891-archives, ramsay-c-andrew-crombie-1814-1891-correspondence, ramsay-c-andrew-crombie-1814-1891-family-correspondence, sir-andrew-crombie-ramsay, ramsay-c-andrew-crombie-1814-1891-gravestone
National Portrait Gallery (London) person ID
mp89190
National Virtual Library of India ID
615473
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
245832157
Open Library ID
OL7004217A, OL7004216A
OpenMLOL author ID
141024
Oxford Dictionary of National Biography ID
23076
Past Fellow of the Royal Society ID
NA3762
RERO ID (legacy)
A010989373
Runeberg author ID
ramsaang
SBN author ID
PUVV420634
SELIBR ID
292743
SNAC ARK ID
w6fb58fb
SNARC ID
Bogdan Musioł
Science Museum people ID
ap24490
Te Papa agent ID
64717
Treccani ID
sir-andrew-crombie-ramsay
UK National Archives ID
F43871
Unz Review author ID
RamsayAndrewCrombie
WBIS ID
B145121
Wellcome Collection concept ID
p5yvb4t9
WikiTree person ID
Ramsay-381
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJmpgf3GkQ3DCwBTRhjjYP
Yale LUX ID
person/1748865e-5d65-4cec-8050-dee952d7bdce

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🔗 Connections
Member of 4
Royal Society, American Academy of Arts and Sciences, Accademia Nazionale dei Lincei, Academy of Sciences of Turin
Award received 3
Fellow of the Royal Society, Royal Medal, Wollaston Medal
Described by source 3
Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition, Nordisk familjebok
Occupation 2
geologist, university teacher
Archives at 1
National Library of Wales
Contributed to creative work 1
Popular Science
Country of citizenship 1
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Employer 1
University College London
Family name 1
Ramsay
Given name 1
Andrew
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
English
Place of birth 1
Glasgow
Place of death 1
Beaumaris
Position held 1
President of the Geological Society of London
SNARC ID 1
Bogdan Musioł
Sex or gender 1
male
Writing language 1
English
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Summary

Andrew Ramsay was born on January 31, 1814[1], in Glasgow[2]. He died on December 9, 1891[3], in Beaumaris[4]. He worked as a geologist[5] and university teacher[6].

FAQs

Where was Andrew Ramsay born?

Andrew Ramsay was born in Glasgow[2].

Where did Andrew Ramsay die?

Andrew Ramsay died in Beaumaris[4].

Who were Andrew Ramsay's parents?

Andrew Ramsay's mother was Elizabeth Ramsay[7].

Who was Andrew Ramsay married to?

Andrew Ramsay's spouses include Mary Louisa Williams[8].

What did Andrew Ramsay do for work?

Andrew Ramsay worked as a geologist[5] and university teacher[6].

What awards did Andrew Ramsay receive?

Honors received include Fellow of the Royal Society[17], Royal Medal[18], and Wollaston Medal[19].

Related Entities

National Library of Wales United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . www.accademiadellescienze.it. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . www.accademiadellescienze.it. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [24] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  6. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [15] ↑ . geolsoc.org.uk. Retrieved . geolsoc.org.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  13. [5] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  18. [19] ↑ . geolsoc.org.uk. Retrieved . geolsoc.org.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [22] ↑ . www.accademiadellescienze.it. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [23] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk. discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [1] ↑ . www.accademiadellescienze.it. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [3] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  26. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  31. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  33. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  34. [34] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  35. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  36. [36] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  37. [37] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  38. [38] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  39. [39] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  40. [40] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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  1. 8d ago · Pigsonthewing · 2026-10-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Child → Violet Ramsay, Eleanor Ramsay, Dorothea Ramsay +2
    Claims rich → —
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  2. 21d ago · AntiDerangedKhanTengriAction · 2026-10-14 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Accademia Nazionale dei Lincei ID → 1883-ramsay-andrew-crombie
    Wikipedia languages → ['arz', 'commons', 'cy', 'de', 'en', 'fr', 'pt', 'ru', 'sv']
    Open Library ID → OL7004217A, OL7004216A
    Claims rich → —
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  3. 16w ago · Geagea · 2026-07-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    National Library of Israel J9U ID → 987014792092305171
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  4. 23w ago · Quesotiotyo · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Given name → Andrew, Crombie
    Instance of → human
    Sex or gender → male
    Occupation → —
    + 26 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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