Quote of the day
A tragic irony of life is that we so often achieve success or financial independence after the chief reason for which we sought it has passed away.
Alfred Harker

Born: February 19, 1859
Died: July 28, 1939 (aged 80)
Bio: Alfred Harker was an English geologist who specialised in petrology and interpretive petrography. He worked for the Geological Survey of Scotland and conducted extensive surveying and geological studies of western Scotland and the Isle of Skye.
Known for:
- The Natural History of Igneous Rocks (1909)
- Petrology for Students (1895)
- BALA VOLCANIC SERIES OF CAERNA
- Notes on Geological Map-reading (1920)






