Ferguson, David, c1857-1936, mining engineer, Glasgow, Scotland,

David Ferguson , a Mining Engineer, was born in Glasgow c. 1857 and died 8 March 1936 . He matriculated as a mature student at the Glasgow and West of Scotland Technical College (now the University of Strathclyde) in 1904 and took classes in Technical Chemistry (from 1905-1906) and Electrical Engineering (1906-1907). He also studied at the University of Glasgow between 1905 and 1908 and took classes in geology, mineralogy. However, Ferguson did not graduate from either institution and possibly only took the classes to further his work.

Prior to his university career he worked as a surveyor and mining engineer, although he is also known as a geologist and Antarctic explorer. Through his work as a mining surveyor and engineer Ferguson kept detailed notes of both his work, such as calculations, maps and field notes, and his travels and some volumes read as travel journals. They detail his visits to Africa, Iran, Newfoundland and locations in Great Britain.

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