Andrew George Stenhouse
Scottish businessman, geologist and astronomer
About Andrew George Stenhouse
Lived 1869 – 1950 (aged 80–81). Andrew George Stenhouse was a geologist, businessperson and astronomer.
Andrew George Stenhouse (1869-1950) was a Scottish businessman, geologist and astronomer.
Life Stenhouse was born in Edinburgh, the eldest son of Andrew Stenhouse, a shipbroker and joint owner of A & G Stenhouse in Leith. His father lived at 125 High Street on the Royal Mile. He was educated at the Royal High School, Edinburgh and then joined his father's company in Leith Docks.
In 1904, Stenhouse was elected a Fellow of the Geological Society of London. In 1923, he was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh. His proposers were John Horne, Ben Peach, Thomas James Jehu and Robert Campbell.
The Stenhousebreen glacier in Svalbard is named for Stenhouse, who had assisted the surveyor John Mathieson in preparing a map of Svalbard.
Stenhouse died on 12 October 1950 in Edinburgh, aged 81.
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Scottish businessman, geologist and astronomer
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Andrew George Stenhouse died on 12 October 1950.
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