Charles Lyell Geologist
Charles Lyell is a 77 years old geologist from United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland from Angus. Charles Lyell was born on November 14, 1797 (died on February 22, 1875, he was 77 years old) in Angus.
About
No, he died on 02/22/1875, 149 years ago. He was 77 years old when he died. He died in City of Westminster and buried in Westminster Abbey .
Family
His father Charles Lyell and Charles Lyell was 0 years old when Charles born. His father was a Geologist.
Parents
Mother: (?)
Father: Charles Lyell
Wife
Children
He had two children, Margaret and Charles (77, Geologist) .
Awards (7)
Awarded Royal medal in 1834 , awarded Bakerian Lecture in 1835 , awarded Wollaston Medal in 1866 , awarded Honorary doctor of the University of Vienna in 1865 , awarded Copley Medal in 1858 ,
Education
He graduated from Exeter College
What was Charles's zodiac sign?Charles Lyell zodiac sign was scorpio.
Other facts about Charles Lyell
| Award | Copley Medal |
|---|---|
| Place of death | City Of Westminster |
| KnownFor | Uniformitarianism |
| Place of burial | Westminster Abbey , start time: 1875-01-01T00:00:00Z |
| Position held | President Of The Geological Society Of London , start time: 1835-01-01T00:00:00Z , end time: 1837-01-01T00:00:00Z , replaces: George Bellas Greenough , replaced by: William Whewell |
| Languages spoken, written or signed | English |
| Member of | Hungarian Academy Of Sciences |
| Date of death | 1875-02-22T00:00:00Z |
| British Museum person-institution | 36506 |
| Notable work | Principles Of Geology |
| Place of birth | Angus |
| Field of work | Geology |
| Given name | Charles |
| National Library of Israel identifier | 000086702 |
| Employer | King's College London |
| Country of citizenship | United Kingdom Of Great Britain And Ireland |
| Noble title | Baronet |
| Family name | Lyell. Show people with the surname Lyell |
| Writing language | English |
