Alexander du Toit

Alexander Logie du Toit
Born14 March 1878 (1878-03-14)
Newlands, Cape Town, Cape Colony
Died25 February 1948(1948-02-25) (aged 69)
Alma mater
AwardsMurchison Medal (1933)
Scientific career
FieldsGeologist
InstitutionsGeological Commission of the Cape of Good Hope
De Beers Consolidated Mines

Alexander Logie du Toit FRS (/duːˈtɔɪ/ doo-TOY; 14 March 1878 – 25 February 1948) was a geologist from South Africa and an early supporter of Alfred Wegener's theory of continental drift.

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