Cargill Gilston Knott

Cargill Gilston Knott
Cargill Gilston Knott
Born30 June 1856
Penicuik, Scotland
Died26 October 1922(1922-10-26) (aged 66)
Edinburgh, Scotland
CitizenshipBritish
Alma materUniversity of Edinburgh
AwardsOrder of the Rising Sun
Scientific career
Fieldsphysics, mathematics, seismology
InstitutionsScotland, Japan

Cargill Gilston Knott FRS, FRSE LLD (30 June 1856 – 26 October 1922) was a Scottish physicist and mathematician who was a pioneer in seismological research. He spent his early career in Japan. He later became a Fellow of the Royal Society, secretary of the Royal Society of Edinburgh, and president of the Scottish Meteorological Society.

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