Matthew Forster Heddle

Professor Matthew Heddle (1828-97) was a larger-than-life character, a renowned academic and one of Scotland's most famous mineralogists. His rich legacy includes: Encyclopaedia Britannica 9th edition (section on Mineralogy) - A fossil fish Heddleichthys - A mineral named after him (Mattheddleite) - A summary of the Mineralogy of Scotland (published posthumously) - 55 scientific papers - 5,700 specimens from his collection now housed in the National Museum of Scotland and the National Museums Collection Centre.