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Irish scientist
Gender:
Male
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Birth:
1801
Death:
1861
Education:
Trinity College Dublin
The details
Biography
James MacAdam (1801, Belfast – 1861) was an Irish naturalist and geologist.
Mcadam was educated at the Royal Belfast Academical Institution, and then at Trinity College, Dublin. He had a private geological museum, which included specimens collected during excavations made during the construction of the Irish railways. In 1849 he was appointed the first librarian of Queen's College, Belfast.He was a Fellow of the Geological Society, founder member and President of the Belfast Natural History Society and one of the founders of Belfast Botanic Gardens.