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Jun 14, 1857 Poulton le Sands, England, United Kingdom Died on 01 Oct 1933 (aged 76)
British geologist
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About John Edward Marr
- John Edward Marr FGS FRS (14 June 1857 – 1 October 1933) was a British geologist.
- After studying at Lancaster Royal Grammar School, he matriculated to St John's College, Cambridge, graduating with First Class Honours in 1878.
- Following undergraduate work in the Lake District, he travelled to Bohemia to investigate the fossil collection of Joachim Barrande, where his work won him the Sedgwick Prize in 1882.
- In 1886, Marr became Lecturer at the University of Cambridge Department of Geology, a position he held for 32 years until he succeeded Thomas McKenny Hughes as Woodwardian Professor of Geology in 1917.
