Geraldine Finlayson

Geraldine Finlayson
Geraldine Finlayson at John Mackintosh Square during the tercentenary commemoration of the Treaty of Utrecht, 13 July 2013
Born (1960-10-31) 31 October 1960 (age 64)
Alma mater
Known for
  • Chief Laboratory Scientist of the Gibraltar Museum
  • Director of the Institute for Gibraltarian Studies
SpouseProfessor Clive Finlayson
Scientific career
InstitutionsGibraltar Museum
Thesis Climate, vegetation and biodiversity: a multiscale study of the south of the Iberian Peninsula  (2006)

Geraldine Finlayson (born 31 October 1960) is a Gibraltarian scientist and CEO of the Gibraltar National Museum. She was director of the John Mackintosh Hall until October 2011. She has played a major role in developing the "Gibraltar method" of archaeological research, especially that carried out underwater, and is one of a team of scientists who have made major discoveries about the nature of Neanderthal culture.