Henry Cadell, Date of Birth, Date of Death

Henry Cadell

Scottish geologist

Date of Birth: 30-May-1860

Date of Death: 10-Apr-1934

Profession: historian, geologist, geographer

Nationality: United Kingdom

Zodiac Sign: Gemini

Dr Henry Moubray Cadell of Grange, DL FRSE LLD (1860 – 10 April 1934) was a Scottish geologist and geographer, noted for his work on the Moine Thrust, the oil-shale fields of West Lothian, and his experiments in mountain building published in 1888.
He also travelled extensively abroad, for example in 1899 he travelled the length of the Irrawaddy River in Burma.
He is especially remembered for his working models, explaining geomorphology, the science relating to the folding of rock beds.
He was also a competent amateur artist.