Patrick Marshall (1869 – November 1950) was a geologist who lived in New Zealand.[1]
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Born | 22 December 1869 Sapiston, Suffolk, England, UK |
Died | November 1950 (aged 81) |
Known for | Being the first to use the term "andesite line" |
Awards | Hector Memorial Medal (1915) Hutton Medal (1917) |
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Fields | Geology |
Institutions | University of Canterbury University of Otago |
Marshall was born on 22 December 1869 in Sapiston, Suffolk to Emily Louisa Merielina Rogers and her husband, John Hannath Marshall, cricketer and vicar of Sapiston. After his father's failing health the family emigrated to Kaiteriteri, New Zealand in 1876.[2]
Marshall won the men's doubles at the New Zealand national tennis championships with his brother Joy in 1893–94.[3] He played three first-class cricket matches for Auckland in the 1900–01 season.[4]
Articles by Patrick Marshall published in Transactions and Proceedings of the Royal Society of New Zealand:
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The World Register of Marine Species lists 38 marine species described by P. Marshall. Most of these are extinct.[5]
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