Andrew Geddes Bain

Andrew Geddes Bain
Born(1797-06-11)11 June 1797
Thurso, Scotland
Died20 October 1864(1864-10-20) (aged 67)
Cape Town, Cape Colony
OccupationsExplorer, geologist, engineer, palaeontologist
Known forBuilding mountain passes and roads in the Cape Colony; creating the first geological map of South Africa
Notable workCaatje Kekkelbek; or, Life Among the Hottentots (1838)
SpouseMaria Elizabeth von Backstrom (m. 1818)
ChildrenThomas Charles John Bain
AwardsSilver candelabrum and medal for road engineering achievements

Andrew Geddes Bain (baptized 11 June 1797 – 20 October 1864) was a Scottish-born explorer, geologist, engineer, and palaeontologist who lived and worked in the Cape Colony. Widely regarded as the “father of South African geology,” Bain constructed many of the region’s most important mountain passes—including Bain's Kloof Pass—and produced the first comprehensive geological map of South Africa in 1852. His son, Thomas Charles John Bain, later followed as a distinguished road engineer.

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