death_date birth_place awards nationality fields workplaces birth_date article_title name alma_mater
30 july 1967 edinburgh , scotland cbe , frgs , frse , fma british geology royal scottish museum , ministry of munitions 28 january 1896 douglas allan
 douglas allan george university of edinburgh watson 's college , boroughmuir student centre ,
douglas allan

douglas alexander allan , cbe , frsgs , frse , fma -lrb- 28 january 1896 -- 30 july 1967 -rrb- was a respected geologist and curator , eventually becoming the director of the royal scottish museum in edinburgh , from 1945-1961 .
