Patrick Marshall
Patrick Marshall | |
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| Born | 22 December 1869 Sapiston, Suffolk, England |
| Died | November 1950 (aged 81) |
| Known for | Being the first to use the term "andesite line" |
| Awards | Hector Memorial Medal (1915) Hutton Medal (1917) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Geology |
| Institutions | University of Canterbury University of Otago |
Patrick Marshall (1869 – November 1950) was a geologist who lived in New Zealand. He was the first to introduce the terms rodingite and ignimbrite into petrology and mineralogy. Marshall's most significant contribution to science was his work on coastal erosion and volcanology.