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A geologist is a contributor to the science of geology.The following is a list of famous geologists
- Otto Wilhelm Hermann von Abich ( 1806- 1886)
- Louis Agassiz ( 1807- 1873), work on ice ages, glaciers
- Walter Alvarez (b. 1940)
- Mary Anning
- Adolphe d'Archiac ( 1802- 1868Events January 3 Meiji Emperor declares " Meiji Restoration", his own restoration to full power, against the supporters of the Tokugawa Shogunate. January 10 Shogun Tokugawa Yoshinobu declares emperor's declaration "illegal" and attacks Kyoto. Pro-Emperor)
- Giovanni ArduinoGiovanni Arduino ( Caprino Veronese, October 16, 1714 Venice, March 21, 1795) was an Italian geologist who is known as the "Father of Italian Geology. Arduino was a mining specialist who developed possibly the first classification of geological time, base ( 1714Events August 1 George, elector of Hanover becomes King George I of Great Britain. September 11 Barcelona surrenders to Spanish and French Borbonic armies in the War of the Spanish Succession. The Duchy of Savoy and Piedmont becomes the Kingdom of Sardini- 1795Events January 16 French occupy Utrecht, Netherlands. January 20 French troops enter Amsterdam and later proclaim Batavian Republic. January 23 Dutch fleet freezes in Issel Meer. February 7 The 11th Amendment to the United States Constitution is passed.), first classification of geological time
- Etheldred BenettEtheldred Benett ( 1776- January 11, 1845) was an early English female geologists, the second daughter of Thomas Benett and great-granddaughter of a former Archbishop of Canterbury. Later she resided at Norton House, near Warminster, in Wiltshire, and for
- Pierre BerthierPierre Berthier ( July 3, 1782 August 24, 1861) is a French geologist who discovered the properties of Bauxite in 1821 in southern France. Berthier, Pierre Berthier, Pierre Berthier, Pierre., discovered the properties of BauxiteBauxite is a naturally occurring, heterogeneous material composed primarily of one or more aluminium hydroxide minerals, plus various mixtures of silica, iron oxide, titania, aluminosilicate, and other impurities in minor or trace amounts. The principal a
- Norman L. Bowen ( 18871887 is a common year starting on Saturday (click on link for calendar). Events January 20 The United States Senate allows the Navy to lease Pearl Harbor as a naval base. January 21 The Amateur Athletic Union (AAU) is formed January 26 Battle of Dogali: A- 1956)
- John C. Branner
- J. Harlan Bretz
- William Branwhite Clarke ( 1798- 1878)
- William Conybeare ( 1787- 1857)
- James Dwight Dana ( 1813- 1895)
- Charles Darwin ( 1809 - 1882)
- George Mercer Dawson ( 1849- 1901)
- John William Dawson ( 1820- 1899)
- Arthur L. Day
- Henry De la Beche ( 1796- 1855)
- Nicolas Desmarest ( 1725- 1815)
- Robert Dietz
- Jean-Baptiste Elie de Beaumont ( 1798- 1874)
- Walter Frederick Ferrier ( 1865- 1950)
- Julius von Haast ( 1824- 1887)
- Sir James Hall ( 1861- 1832), did research on molten rock
- W. Brian Harland ( 1917 - 2003)
- Harry Hess ( 1906- 1969)
- Arthur Holmes ( 1890- 1965)
- M. King Hubbert ( 1903- 1989)
- James Hutton ( 1726- 1797), father of modern geology
- Danie G. Krige inventor of kriging.
- William Edmond Logan ( 1798- 1875)
- Sir Charles Lyell
- William Maclure ( 1763- 1840)
- Friedrich Mohs
- W. Jason Morgan
- Roderick Murchison
- Joseph Pardee
- R.A.F. Penrose, Jr.
- John Phillips ( 1800- 1874)
- Charles Richter
- Harrison Schmitt, Apollo_17 moonwalker.
- Adam Sedgwick
- William Smith
- Nicolas Steno : ( 1638- 1686) pioneer in early-modern geology
- Eduard Suess
- Alfred Wegener
- Josiah Whitney ( 1819- 1896), chief of the California Geological Survey
- J. Tuzo Wilson
- Harry M. Woodward (c. 1938), did work with respect to the Old Faithful Geyser
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