Matches in DBpedia 2014 for { ?s ?p James Nicol (12 August 1810 – 8 April 1879), Scottish geologist, was born at Traquair, near Innerleithen, in Peeblesshire.His father, the Rev. James Nicol (1769–1819), was minister of Traquair, and acquired some celebrity as a poet. Educated at Edinburgh University (1825), James Nicol attended the lectures of Robert Jameson, gaining a keen interest in geology and mineralogy.. }
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- James_Nicol comment "James Nicol (12 August 1810 – 8 April 1879), Scottish geologist, was born at Traquair, near Innerleithen, in Peeblesshire.His father, the Rev. James Nicol (1769–1819), was minister of Traquair, and acquired some celebrity as a poet. Educated at Edinburgh University (1825), James Nicol attended the lectures of Robert Jameson, gaining a keen interest in geology and mineralogy.".