Background
TRAQUAIR, Ramsay Heatley was born on July 30, 1840 in Rhynd, Perthshire, United Kingdom. Youngest son of late Reverend James Traquair and Elizabeth Mary Bayly.
TRAQUAIR, Ramsay Heatley was born on July 30, 1840 in Rhynd, Perthshire, United Kingdom. Youngest son of late Reverend James Traquair and Elizabeth Mary Bayly.
Studied at Edinburgh Institution and University. Demonstrator of Anatomy, University of Edinburgh, 1863-1866. Doctor of Medicine; Doctor of Laws.
Professor of Natural History, Royal Agricultural College Cirencester, 1866-1867. Professor of Zoology, Royal College, of Science, Dublin, 1867-1873. Keeper of Natural History Collections, Royal Scottish Museum, Edinburgh, 1873-1906.
Swiney Lecturer on Geology, British Museum, 1883-1887, 1896-1900. Neill medal, Royal Society of Edinburgh, 1878, Makdougall - Brisbane medal, Royal Society of Edinburgh, 1901, Lyell medal, Geological Society of London, 1902, Royal medal, Royal Society of London, 1907, all for discoveries relating to fossil fishes.
Fellow of the Royal Society.