Find out more about the greatest 18th Century Geologists, including Georges Cuvier, James Hutton, Charles Lyell, Mikhail Lomonosov and Adam Sedgwick.

Famous 18th Century Geologists

Mikhail LomonosovMikhail Lomonosov
19 November 1711, Russian
Scientist, Poet, Geologist, Astronomer
Charles LyellCharles Lyell
14 November 1797, British
Lawyer

William HopkinsWilliam Hopkins
02 February 1793, British
Mathematician, Geologist

Georges CuvierGeorges Cuvier
23 August 1769, French
Geologist, Anatomist, Paleontologist, Politician,

James HuttonJames Hutton
03 June 1726, British, Scottish
Geologist

Adam SedgwickAdam Sedgwick
22 March 1785, British
Geologist
William SmithWilliam Smith
23 March 1769, British
paleontologist, civil engineer, geologist