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Sir Henry Thomas De la Beche KCB, FRS (10 February 1796 – 13 April 1855) was an English geologist and palaeontologist, the first director of the Geological Survey of Great Britain, who helped pioneer early geological survey methods.
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- Painting Duria Antiquior – A More Ancient Dorset
- Wollaston Medal (1855)
Apr 9, 2024 · Sir Henry Thomas De La Beche was a geologist who founded the Geological Survey of Great Britain, which made the first methodical geologic survey of an entire country ever undertaken. De La Beche was educated for the military but left the army in 1815 and two years later joined the Geological.
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The Department of Geology at Amgueddfa Cymru houses one of the most important geological archives in the world. It contains over 2,000 items - letters, diaries, journals, sketches and photographs - of one of the leading geologists of the early 19th century, Sir Henry Thomas De la Beche (1796-1855). During the first half of the 19th century De ...
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May 29, 2018 · Beche, Henry Thomas de la (1796–1855) Founder of the British Geological Survey, the Museum of Practical Geology, the Mining Records Office, and the School of Mines, all of which are in Britain. De la Beche was a careful observer and skilled cartographer and artist, who emphasized the importance of stratigraphy and pioneered the reconstruction ...
Oct 19, 2008 · Abstract. Henry T. De la Beche (1796–1855) began his geological career within an elite circle (Geological Society of London, 1817; FRS, 1819), collaborating with influential gentlemen geologists and publishing original research. When his independent income dwindled, De la Beche managed to secure governmental funding for his mapping projects.
- Renee M. Clary, James H. Wandersee
- 2009
London, Greater London, England, United Kingdom. De la Beche was a key player in establishing geology as a profession, founded several of Britain’s major geological institutions, and made significant contributions of his own to scientific knowledge particularly aided by his illustrations.
Apr 21, 2015 · In 1830, he published Sections and Views Illustrative of Geological Phenomena which included forty plates by de la Beche. This was followed by Researches in Theoretical Geology in 1834. A talented draughtsman, he was also responsible for Duria antiquior , an 1830 watercolor rendering of ancient Dorset and its inhabitants that was widely ...
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