Background
Lumsden, George Innes was born on June 27, 1926 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. Son of George and Margaret Ann-Frances (Cockburn) Lumsden.
Lumsden, George Innes was born on June 27, 1926 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. Son of George and Margaret Ann-Frances (Cockburn) Lumsden.
Bachelor of Science, Aberdeen University, 1949.
District geologist South Scotland, Institute Geological Sciences, 1970-1980;
senior officer Scotland, Institute Geological Sciences, 1980-1982;
deputy director, British Geological Survey, 1982-1985;
director, British Geological Survey, 1985-1987;
chairman recruitment boards, Civil Svc. Commission, 1988-1991;
chairman recruitment boards, Defense Research Agency, since 1991. Chairman environmental geology Western European Geological Surveys, 1984-1993.
Member of advisory panel Geological Museum, 1985-1987. Member engineering and science advising committee Derby College of Higher Education, England, 1983-1987. Member county of management Macaulay Institute Soil Research, Scotland, 1980-1987.
Secretary Forum of European Geological Surveys, since 1996.
(Edinburgh published Geology)
Fellow Royal Society Edinburgh, Geological Society London.$Doyal Society Arts.
Married Sheila Thomson, July 16, 1958. Children: Graham, Richard, Gillian.