Find out more about the greatest British Geologists, including Charles Darwin, Charles Lyell, Arthur Holmes, Adam Sedgwick and William Smith.

Famous British Geologists

Charles DarwinCharles Darwin
12 February 1809
Naturalist, Geologist
Charles LyellCharles Lyell
14 November 1797
Lawyer

William HopkinsWilliam Hopkins
02 February 1793
Mathematician, Geologist

James HuttonJames Hutton
03 June 1726
Geologist

William BucklandWilliam Buckland
12 March 1784
Geologist

Adam SedgwickAdam Sedgwick
22 March 1785
Geologist
Arthur HolmesArthur Holmes
14 January 1890
Geophysicist, Geologist

Gideon MantellGideon Mantell
03 February 1790
Obstetrician

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