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CodePX7573
Dates1901-1985
Person NameMountain; Edgar Donald (1901-1985); Professor; Geologist
SurnameMountain
ForenamesEdgar Donald
TitleProfessor
EpithetGeologist
ActivityMuseum staff: appointed Assistant in Department of Mineralogy June 1922.
Represented Britain at the 1924 Olympic Games in Paris (in 800m final), also competed at 1920 Antwerp Olympic Games. Established a world record for the 500m in 1921.
Resigned 1926 on health grounds to move to South Africa: Afternoon Tea was held in the Board Room on 20 Dec 1926 for Mr and Mrs Mountain, invitations from Museum Secretary G Herbert Smith
Lecturer in Mineralogy, Rhodes University College (now University), Grahamstown, SA, 1926-1928
Head of Department of Geology, Rhodes University College, 1928-1969
Sometime President of the Geological Society of South Africa, leading geologist in SA.
Studied at Cambridge.
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DF/MIN/19/30Rock analysis notebook of E D Mountain 
DF/MIN/20/16Mountain, Edgar Donald: Papers 
DF/MIN/19/31Qualitative tests and physical determinations notebook of E D Mountain 
DF/MIN/19/29Mineral analysis notebook of E D Mountain 
DF/MIN/20/16/4Mountain, Edgar Donald: 'Temporary notes on cataloguing. vol 1.' 
DF/MIN/20/16/2Mountain, Edgar Donald: Official diary recording daily duties in the Museum 
DF/MIN/20/16/1Mountain, Edgar Donald: Official diary recording daily duties in the Museum 
DF/MIN/20/16/5Mountain, Edgar Donald: 'Entries to be made in copy of general register', annotated by Miss J M Sweet 
DF/MIN/10/4/7Notes on mineral species by Edgar D Mountain 
DF/MIN/20/16/3Mountain, Edgar Donald: 'General notes' on minerals 
DF/PH/2/1/4/1Staff Group Photograph: 'The Establishment' (Full Staff Photograph) 
DF/ADM/1005/98Mountain, Edgar D 
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