"throughout his life [ogilvie] was essentially an 'open-air' man, intensely fond of a tramp on the braemar hills or the woodlands of surrey, and though his opportunities were limited, his geological studies continued till the close of his life; in fact he was engaged in mapping the cretaceous rocks around shere in surrey, where he lived, during his years of retirement after active service in official posts. although he has left few printed contributions to scientific literature, his influence on education and research was very great."