James Livingstone Begg

James Livingstone Begg FRSE FGS JP (1874 - 1958) was a Scottish geologist.

Life

He was born in Dennistoun in Glasgow in 1874 and educated at Garnethill School.

He trained as an artist in Paris for three years[1] but ultimately was employed in his father's business as a House Factor and Property Agent in Glasgow, becoming a partner in 1917. However, geology was his passion. He studied Geology as a series of extramural evening classes at Glasgow University, joining the Glasgow Geological Society in 1905.

He was President of the Glasgow Geological Society from 1935 to 1938.[2] He was also a Justice of the Peace for the County of Lanark.

He died on 11 August 1958.[3]

His large fossil collection, specialising in trilobites was gifted to the Hunterian Museum in Glasgow. This is known as the Begg Collection.[4]

Family

His daughter, Nita Begg (1920-2011) was an artist.

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