William Borlase

William Borlase

male, deceased (1772)
William Borlase (February 2, 1695 - August 31, 1772), English antiquary and naturalist, was born at Pendeen in Cornwall, of an ancient family. He...

T. H. Clark

male, deceased (1996)
Thomas Henry Clark, Ph.D., FRSC (December 3 1893 – April 28 1996) was a Canadian geologist who is considered to have been one of the nation's top sc...

Jean-Étienne Guettard

male, deceased (1786)
Jean-Étienne Guettard, French naturalist and mineralogist, was born at Etampes. In boyhood, he gained a knowledge of plants from his grandfather, w...
Bartholomeus Anglicus

Bartholomeus Anglicus

male, deceased (1272)
Bartholomeus Anglicus (Bartholomew of England) (born before 1203 - died 1272) was an early 13th century scholastic scholar of Paris, a member of...

El Pípila

male, deceased (1863)
"El Pípila" is the nickname of a local hero of the city Guanajuato in Mexico. His real name was Juan José de los Reyes Martínez (1782-1863). The nam...

Susan Kieffer

female, 67 years old
Susan Elizabeth Werner Kieffer (born November 17, 1942 in Warren, Pennsylvania) is an American physical geologist and planetary scientist. Kieffer...
Otto Wilhelm Hermann von Abich

Otto Wilhelm Hermann von Abich

male, deceased (1886)
Otto Wilhelm Hermann von Abich (December 11, 1806 - July 1, 1886) was a German mineralogist and geologist. He was born at Berlin and educated at...
Walter Frederick Ferrier

Walter Frederick Ferrier

male, deceased (1950)
Walter Frederick Ferrier was a Canadian geologist and mining engineer. He graduated form McGill University’s school of mining engineering. He was a...
Frank Rutley

Frank Rutley

male, deceased (1904)
Frank Rutley (1842-1904), English geologist and petrographer, was born at Dover on the 14th of May 1842. He was educated partly at Bonn, but his...
Nathaniel P. Hill

Nathaniel P. Hill

male, deceased (1900)
Nathaniel Peter Hill (February 18, 1832 - May 22, 1900) was a United States Senator from Colorado. Born in Montgomery, Orange County, New York, he...