elected to the Geological Society of London in 1874. Family Traquair was married to the artist Phoebe Anna Traquair (née Moss) and they had two sons and a daughter, Ramsay, Henry (Harry) Moss, and Hilda. Ramsay became a famous architect and Harry a distinguished ophthalmic surgeon in Edinburgh. Awards and honours Traquair received the 1881 award from the Wollaston Fund, and in 1901 was awarded the Lyell Medal, both from the Geological Society of London. Other awards included the triennial Neill Prize (1874–77) and the biennial Makdougall-Brisbane Prize (1898–1900), both from the Royal Society of Edinburgh. Traquair was awarded an honorary LLD from Edinburgh University in 1893. In 1907 he received the Royal Medal of the Royal Society. The Royal Medal citation was "On the ground of his discoveries relating to fossil fishes". In 1909, Traquair's life and career was documented in the 'Eminent Living Geologists' feature of the Geological Magazine. Later years Traquair retired in 1906 to "The Bush" in the Edinburgh suburb of Colinton. He died on 22 November 1912, at the age of 72, survived by his wife and three children. He is buried in the graveyard at Colinton Parish Church, with his grave marked by a headstone designed by his wife and carved by Pilkington Jackson. Obituaries, and memorial notices and articles were published in the Glasgow Herald, as well as a range of scientific journals. His wife was later buried with him, as were the ashes of his son Harry. References External links Ramsay Heatley Traquair, L. Hussakof, Science New Series, Vol. 37, No. 953 (4 April 1913) pp. 509–511 Professor Ramsay Heatley Traquair includes a self-portrait (adjunct to exhibition held at St Andrews Museum, Fife) Traquair, Ramsay Heatley (1840–1912), zoologist (UK National Archives) 1840 births 1912 deaths Scientists from Edinburgh Scottish naturalists Royal Medal winners Scottish palaeontologists Alumni of the University of Edinburgh Scottish scholars and academics Academics of University College Dublin 19th-century Scottish people Scottish curators Scottish ichthyologists Fellows of the Royal Society Lyell Medal winners Fellows of the Royal Society of Edinburgh People from Perth and Kinross Academics of the University of Edinburgh Academics of the Royal Agricultural University People educated at Stewart's Melville College