Background
GEDDES, Patrick was born on October 2, 1854. U. son of late Captain Alex.
GEDDES, Patrick was born on October 2, 1854. U. son of late Captain Alex.
Perth Academy; Royal School of Mines. University College London. The Sorbonne; Universities of Edinburgh, Montpellier, et cetera
Successively Demonstrator of Practical Physiology at University College London.
Of Natural History at University of Aberdeen. Of Botany at Edinburgh.
Lecturer on Natural History in School of Medicine, Edinburgh. With intervals of travel, e.g. exploration in Mexico, visits to Continental universities, zoological stations and botanic gardens, as also to East, to United States of America, et cetera Studies: biology, history, art, social economy and geography.
Educational work (besides teaching) mainly in organisation of University Halls, Edinburgh and Chelsea, each as a beginning of collegiate life, e.g. at Edinburgh, with its Summer Meeting and Outlook Tower.
This is partly a regional and geographic type - museum, partly also for undertakings of geotechnic and social purpose, e.g. city improvement (Old Edinburgh, et cetera), parks, gardens, et cetera Publishing house (Patrick Geddes and Colleagues) associated partly with Celtic literature and art, partly with geography, education, et cetera Professor of Botany, University College, Dundee (Saint Andrews University).
Warden of University Hall, Chelsea.