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Niels Steno

Niels Steno (1638-1686) brought the habits of an anatomist to questions about the Earth's history. The Danish scholar's...

Danish Historical Paleontology 17TH Century

9.75 Brilliant

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James Dwight Dana

James Dwight Dana (1813-1895) was an American geologist, mineralogist and zoologist whose research extended from volcani...

American 19TH Century Historical Mineralogy

9.43 Excellent

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Fred Vine

British marine geologist and geophysicist Fred Vine helped turn seafloor spreading into a theory supported by measurable...

20TH Century Historical British Seafloor Spreading

9.36 Excellent

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Nicholas Shackleton

Nicholas Shackleton was a British geologist and paleoclimatologist who pioneered the use of oxygen isotope analysis in m...

20TH Century Historical British Paleoclimatology

9.34 Excellent

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Henry Clifton Sorby

Henry Clifton Sorby (1826-1908) was an English geologist and microscopist whose work connected geological observation wi...

19TH Century British Microscopy Petrology

9.28 Excellent

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Nicolas Steno

Nicolas Steno was a pioneering 17th-century Danish geologist whose work significantly advanced our understanding of Eart...

Pioneer Crystallography Historical Paleontology

9.06 Excellent

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Alcide d'Orbigny

Alcide d'Orbigny was a French naturalist and paleontologist whose work on foraminifera helped establish micropaleontolog...

French 19TH Century Paleontology Stratigraphy

8.94 Great

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Raymond Cecil Moore

Raymond Cecil Moore was an American geologist and paleontologist who lived from 1892 to 1974. He is best known for found...

American 20TH Century Historical Paleontology

8.85 Great

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James Hall

James Hall was an American paleontologist and geologist who lived from 1811 to 1898. He served as the New York State Pal...

American 19TH Century Historical Paleontology

8.72 Great

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Léopold von Buch

Christian Leopold von Buch (1774–1853) was a German geologist who helped establish geology as a formal scientific discip...

German 19TH Century Historical Stratigraphy

8.49 Great

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John Muir

John Muir was a Scottish-American naturalist, author, and environmental advocate whose work was instrumental in the pres...

American Naturalist 19TH Century Historical

8.37 Great

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Thomas Francis Jamieson

Thomas Francis Jamieson was a 19th-century Scottish geologist known for formulating the theory of glacial isostasy, whic...

19TH Century Historical Scottish Isostasy

8.35 Great

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William Conybeare

William Daniel Conybeare was a 19th-century British geologist, paleontologist, and clergyman recognized for his foundati...

19TH Century Historical British Paleontology

8.23 Great

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George Poulett Scrope

George Poulett Scrope (1797-1876) was a British geologist and political economist who made significant contributions to...

19TH Century Historical British Volcanology

8.16 Great

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James Geikie

James Geikie (1839–1915) was a prominent Scottish geologist who made major contributions to the study of glacial geology...

19TH Century Historical Scottish Stratigraphy

8.05 Great

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Joseph Beete Jukes

Joseph Beete Jukes was an Irish geologist who served as the director of the Geological Survey of Newfoundland in 1839. H...

19TH Century Historical British Ireland

8.02 Great

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John Strong Newberry

John Strong Newberry (1822–1892) was an American geologist, physician, and explorer who made significant contributions t...

American 19TH Century Historical Paleontology

7.78 Good

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Jean-Baptiste d'Omalius d'Halloy

Jean-Baptiste Julien d'Omalius d'Halloy was a prominent Belgian geologist born in 1783. He is widely recognized for form...

19TH Century Historical Belgian Cretaceous

7.70 Good

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Fielding Bradford Meek

Fielding Bradford Meek was an American geologist and paleontologist recognized for his significant contributions to inve...

American 19TH Century Historical Paleontology

7.70 Good

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Israel Cook Russell

Israel Cook Russell (1852–1906) was an American geologist and geographer who worked extensively with the United States G...

American 19TH Century Historical Glaciology

7.68 Good