Frederick Murray Trotter
Frederick Murray Trotter | |
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| Born | 19 April 1897 |
| Died | 24 July 1968 (aged 71) |
| Education | Rutherford College, Newcastle |
| Alma mater | Armstrong College (B.Sc., 1920) |
| Awards | Murchison Medal (1956) Sorby Medal (1967) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Field geology |
| Institutions | British Geological Survey |
Frederick Murray Trotter (19 April 1897 – 24 July 1968) was a British geologist, who worked for his whole career with the British Geological Survey. He became best known for his geological field studies of industrial minerals – coal, salt and iron ores – and was awarded the Murchison Medal of the Geological Society of London in 1956.