List of geologists
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A geologist is a contributor to the science of geology.
The following is a list of famous geologists
Contents: Top - 0–9 A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
[edit] A
- Otto Wilhelm Hermann von Abich (1806-1886), German
- Louis Agassiz (1807-1873), Swiss-American naturalist and geologist, work on ice ages, glaciers (See Lake Agassiz)
- Georgius Agricola (Georg Bauer),Germany (1494-1555)
- Ulisse Aldrovandi (1522-1605), Italy, naturalist
- Fernando Flavio Marques de Almeida, Brazil
- Walter Alvarez (b. 1940), USA
- Sergio Estanislau do Amaral, Brazil
- Mary Anning (1799-1847), England
- Adolphe d'Archiac (1802-1868), France
- Giovanni Arduino (1714-1795), Italian, first classification of geological time.
[edit] B
- Octavio Barbosa, Brazil
- V.V. Beloussov, Russia
- Etheldred Benett, {1776-1845), England
- Pierre Berthier, French geologist, discovered the properties of Bauxite.
- Stewart Blusson, Canada
- Norman L. Bowen (1887-1956), Canada
- John C. Branner (1782-1861), USA
- J. Harlen Bretz (1882-1981), USA
[edit] C
- Asit Choudhuri, India, Brazil
- George V. Chilingar, renowned American petroleum geologist
- William Branwhite Clarke (1798-1878), England
- William Conybeare (1787-1857), England
- Charles Cotton (1885-1970), New Zealand
[edit] D
- James Dwight Dana (1813-1895), USA
- Charles Darwin (1809-1882), British naturalist.
- George Mercer Dawson (1849-1901), Canada
- John William Dawson (1820-1899), Canada
- Arthur L. Day (1869-1960), USA
- Henry De la Beche (1796-1855), England
- Orville Adelbert Derby (1851-1915), USA, Brazil
- Nicolas Desmarest (1725-1815), France
- Robert S. Dietz (1914-1995), USA
- J. Duncombe (1917 - 2003), England
- Clarence Edward Dutton, American geologist, author of "Tertiary History of the Grand Canyon District"
[edit] E
- Heinz Ebert, Germany, Brazil
- Jean-Baptiste Élie de Beaumont (1798-1874), France
- Wilhelm Ludwig von Eschwege Germany, Brazil
[edit] F
- Barthélemy Faujas de Saint-Fond (1741-1819), France
- William Fyfe (1927 - ), Canada
- Chuck Fipke, Canada
- Randy Frank (1924- ) England (Hydrologic/Porosity Studies)
- Walter Frederick Ferrier (1865-1950), Canada
- Richard Fortey, England
[edit] G
- Grove Karl Gilbert (1843-1918), USA
- John Gosse, Canada
- Alexander Henry Green (1832-1896), England
[edit] H
- Julius von Haast (1824-1887), Germany
- Sir James Hall (1761-1832), British geologist, did research on molten rock
- W. Brian Harland (1917 - 2003), England
- James Edwin Hawley (1897 - 1965), Canada (Hawleyite)
- Frank Hawthorne (1968 - ), Canada
- Geoffrey Hattersley-Smith (1923- ), England and Canada
- Hollis D. Hedberg, USA
- Harry Hess (1906-1969), USA
- Pattillo Higgins (1863-1955), USA, known as the "Prophet of Spindletop"
- Eugene W. Hilgard (1833 - 1916), USA
- Claude Hillaire-Marcel, Canada
- Paul F. Hoffman, Canada
- Arthur Holmes (1890-1965), England
- M. King Hubbert (1903-1989), USA, Originator of "Peak Oil"
- James Hutton (1726-1797), Scottish geologist, father of modern geology
- Hamidullah, Syed (1953-2005), NCE in Geology University of Peshawar, Pakistan
[edit] K
- Danie G. Krige inventor of kriging.
- Nikolai Kudryavtsev, Russia
[edit] L
- Andrew Lawson, USA (born Scotland)
- Joseph LeConte (1823 - 1901), USA
- William Edmond Logan (1798-1875), Canada
- Fred Longstaffe, Canada
- Franco Ricci Lucchi, Italy
- Sir Charles Lyell (1797-1875), Scottish geologist and naturalist.
[edit] M
- William Maclure (1763-1840), USA
- J. Ross Mackay (born 1915), Canada
- Sir Douglas Mawson (1882-1958), Australian, Antarctic explorer
- Dan McKenzie (1942 - ), UK
- Digby McLaren (1919 – 2004), Canada
- Waman Bapuji Metre (1906-1970), India
- Friedrich Mohs (1773-1839), Germany
- James Monger, Canada
- W. Jason Morgan, USA
- Roderick Murchison, Scotland
- Emiliano Mutti, Italy
[edit] N
[edit] P
- Joseph Pardee
- Clair Cameron Patterson (1922 - 1995), USA geochemist
- R.A.F. Penrose, Jr. (1863-1931), Canada
- John Phillips (1800-1874)
- Wallace S. Pitcher (1919-2004), UK
- Vladimir Porfiriev, Russia
- John Wesley Powell 1834-1902, USA, ex-soldier who mapped the Colorado River.
- D.W. Powell, USA
- Jean Pierre Pupin, France
[edit] R
[edit] S
- Harrison Schmitt, Apollo 17 moonwalker.
- Adam Sedgwick
- Nicholas Shackleton (1937 - 2006)
- Eugene Merle Shoemaker, USA
- William Smith, father of English Geology.
- Flaxman Charles John Spurrell (1842 - 1915)
- Emiliano Cornélio de Souza.
- Nicolas Steno (1638-1686), pioneer in early-modern geology.
- Eduard Suess
[edit] T
[edit] V
- Jan Veizer, Canada
[edit] W
- Brian A. Watterson, P.G.
- Alfred Wegener
- Eberhard Wernick, Brazil
- Dr Ian West, (geologist) specialising Dorset Coast, UK.
- Josiah Whitney (1819-1896), chief of the California Geological Survey.
- Harold Williams (1934 - ), Canada
- John Williamson (1907-1958), founder of the Williamson diamond mine.
- J. Tuzo Wilson,Canada
- Newton Horace Winchell, (1839-1914) USA
- Harry M. Woodward (c.1938), did work with respect to the Old Faithful Geyser.
- Chris Walley