Edgar Mountain, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Edgar Mountain

British athletics competitor and Professor of Geology at Rhodes University in Grahamstown, South Africa

Date of Birth: 02-Apr-1901

Place of Birth: Camberwell, England, United Kingdom

Date of Death: 30-Apr-1985

Profession: geologist, university teacher, athletics competitor

Nationality: United Kingdom

Zodiac Sign: Aries

Edgar Donald Mountain (2 April 1901 – 30 April 1985) was a British middle-distance runner.
He competed in the 800 m event at the 1920 and 1924 Summer Olympics and finished fourth in 1920 setting a British junior record.After the 1924 Olympics Mountain settled in South Africa and later became a specialist in South African geological formations and professor at Rhodes University.
He discovered several minerals, and one them, mountainite, bears his name.