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

James HuttonJames Hutton
03 June 1726, British, Scottish
Geologist

William BucklandWilliam Buckland
12 March 1784, British
Geologist

Adam SedgwickAdam Sedgwick
22 March 1785, British
Geologist
Roderick MurchisonRoderick Murchison
22 February 1792, Scottish
Geologist

Gideon MantellGideon Mantell
03 February 1790, British
Obstetrician

Henry SchoolcraftHenry Schoolcraft
28 March 1793, American
Geographer

William SmithWilliam Smith
23 March 1769, British
paleontologist, civil engineer, geologist