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William 'Strata' Smith (23 March 1769 – 28 August 1839) was an English geologist, credited with creating the first detailed, nationwide geological map of any country. At the time his map was first published he was overlooked by the scientific community; his relatively humble education and family connections prevented him from mixing easily in ...
Apr 9, 2024 · William Smith was an English engineer and geologist who is best known for his development of the science of stratigraphy. Smith’s great geologic map of England and Wales (1815) set the style for modern geologic maps, and many of the colourful names he applied to the strata are still in use today.
Lived 1769 – 1839. William Smith, known in his day as “Strata Smith”, was a civil engineer and geologist. The “Father of English Geology”, he was responsible for initiating the production of the first geological map of England and Wales. Life and Education.
May 8, 2008 · William Smith was born on March 23, 1769. When he was eight, his father died, and his mother sent him to live on an uncle’s farm. Smith’s own nephew would later recount how the boy’s new guardian “was little pleased with his nephew’s love of collecting ‘pundibs’ and ‘poundstones’” that littered the farm.
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Jun 11, 2018 · William Smith is often called the founder of English geology, and the founder of stratigraphical geology. His interests in fossils and the countryside led to a method to identify rock strata, along with the first large-scale geological maps of any country.
Apr 29, 2014 · Almost 200 years ago, William Smith published the first geological map of England and Wales. This would have been an incredible feat under any circumstance, requiring an enormous breadth of geological knowledge; however Smith’s accomplishment was extraordinary because he achieved it on his own.
Contents. 1 William 'Strata' Smith, 1769–1839, also known as the 'Father of English Geology' 2 Life and work. 3 Mapping England and Wales. 4 William Smith — the applied geologist. 5 Systematic mapping. 5.1 The forerunner of the Geological Survey. 5.2 Mapping for the 21st Century. 6 Publications relating to William Smith in the BGS Library.
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