James Livingstone Begg
James Livingstone Begg FRSE FGS JP (1874 - 1958) was a Scottish geologist.
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Life
He was born in Dennistoun in Glasgow in 1874 and educated at Garnethill School.
He trained as an artist in Paris for three years[1] but ultimately was employed in his father's business as a House Factor and Property Agent in Glasgow, becoming a partner in 1917. However, geology was his passion. He studied Geology as a series of extramural evening classes at Glasgow University, joining the Glasgow Geological Society in 1905.
He was President of the Glasgow Geological Society from 1935 to 1938.[2] He was also a Justice of the Peace for the County of Lanark.
He died on 11 August 1958.[3]
His large fossil collection, specialising in trilobites was gifted to the Hunterian Museum in Glasgow. This is known as the Begg Collection.[4]
Family
His daughter, Nita Begg (1920-2011) was an artist.
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References
- ↑ http://www.scotsman.com/news/obituaries/obituary-nita-begg-artist-1-1898410
- ↑ http://www.royalsoced.org.uk/cms/files/fellows/biographical_index/fells_indexp1.pdf
- ↑ http://trngl.lyellcollection.org/content/24/1/108.extract
- ↑ https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=HftdjMNDvwIC&pg=PA79&lpg=PA79&dq=james+livingstone+begg&source=bl&ots=cgZzNnS_eW&sig=b-6AtWrOdoC9UIOAAD_GbRc7ytQ&hl=en&sa=X&ei=4IYdVejkMYbn7gaH04GgBg&ved=0CDcQ6AEwBg#v=onepage&q=james%20livingstone%20begg&f=false
