The following is a list of those who have held the office of President of the society since its inception in 1858. Links to biographies of nearly all of the past presidents are embedded in the list. The biographies of most of the recent presidents were written by the presidents themselves. The biographies of earlier presidents come from a variety of sources. Some are on the University of Glasgow Story website; others are taken from obituaries in Transactions of the Geological Society of Glasgow or Proceedings of the Geological Society of Glasgow or articles in History of the Geological Society of Glasgow, 1858-1908. For articles stored on this website, the source is generally given at the end of the article.
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Year of Election
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Session
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President
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1858
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1
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1860
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3
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1864
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7
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1867
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10
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1872
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15
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1893
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36
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1899
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42
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1902
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45
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1905
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48
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1908
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51
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1911
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54
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1914
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57
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1917
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60
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1920
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63
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1923
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66
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1926
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69
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1929
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72
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1932
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75
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1935
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78
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1938
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81
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1941
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84
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1944
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87
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1947
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90
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1949
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92
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1952
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95
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1955
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98
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1958
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101
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1961
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104
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1964
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107
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1967
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110
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1970
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113
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1973
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116
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1976
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119
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1979
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122
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1982
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125
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1985
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128
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1988
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131
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1991
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134
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1994
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137
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1997
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140
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Janey E. MacDougall BSc
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2000
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143
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2003
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146
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2006
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149
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2009
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152
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Margaret Donnelly BSc
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2012
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155
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2015
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158
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2018
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161
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2021
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164
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Simon Cuthbert PhD
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