John Vernon Harrison FRSE FGS (1892-1972) was a British structural geologist, explorer and cartographer.

Life

He was born to British parents in Bloemfontein in the Orange Free State on 16 March 1892. His father was John Frederick Harrison, a civil engineer. His family returned to Scotland in his early childhood, living at a flat at 37 Warrender Park Road in Marchmont

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