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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
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

William SmithWilliam Smith
23 March 1769
paleontologist, civil engineer, geologist
Arthur HolmesArthur Holmes
14 January 1890
Geophysicist, Geologist

Gideon MantellGideon Mantell
03 February 1790
Obstetrician

John NeedhamJohn Needham
10 September 1713
Biologist
Robert Bruce FooteRobert Bruce Foote
22 September 1834
Geologist

Adam SedgwickAdam Sedgwick
22 March 1785
Geologist
Vivian FuchsVivian Fuchs
11 February 1908
Explorer

Ralph Alger BagnoldRalph Alger Bagnold
03 April 1896
Explorer

Hermann BondiHermann Bondi
01 November 1919
Mathematician

Henry De la BecheHenry De la Beche
10 February 1796
Geologist

William WitheringWilliam Withering
17 March 1741
Botanist
Joseph ThomsonJoseph Thomson
14 February 1858
Geologist

John MilneJohn Milne
30 December 1850
Geologist

John Stevens HenslowJohn Stevens Henslow
06 February 1796
Priest

Henry Nicholas RidleyHenry Nicholas Ridley
10 December 1855
Botanist
Keith RuncornKeith Runcorn
19 November 1922
Physicist

John EvansJohn Evans
17 November 1823
Archaeologist
Edward BullardEdward Bullard
21 September 1907
Geophysicist

William ConybeareWilliam Conybeare
07 June 1787
Geologist

Sir Nicholas John ShackletonSir Nicholas John Shackleton
23 June 1937
Geologist
Alexander Ross ClarkeAlexander Ross Clarke
16 December 1828
Geodesist

Richard Dixon OldhamRichard Dixon Oldham
31 July 1858
Geologist
Charles LapworthCharles Lapworth
20 September 1842
Geologist

Drummond MatthewsDrummond Matthews
05 February 1931
Geologist

Henry Clifton SorbyHenry Clifton Sorby
10 May 1826
Geologist
George Julius Poulett ScropeGeorge Julius Poulett Scrope
10 March 1797
Geologist

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William PengellyWilliam Pengelly
12 January 1812
Geologist
Charles William PeachCharles William Peach
30 September 1800
Geologist

William Joscelyn ArkellWilliam Joscelyn Arkell
09 June 1904
Geologist

Herbert Harold ReadHerbert Harold Read
17 December 1889
Geologist

John Jeremiah BigsbyJohn Jeremiah Bigsby
14 August 1792
Physician
Cecil Edgar TilleyCecil Edgar Tilley
14 May 1894
Petrologist
William LonsdaleWilliam Lonsdale
09 September 1794
Geologist