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Mary Horner Lyell (9 October 1808 – 24 April 1873) was a conchologist and geologist. She was married to the famed British geologist Charles Lyell and assisted him in his scientific work. She never became widely known in her own right, although it is believed by historians that she likely made major contributions to her husband's work. [1]
- British
- Mary Horner
- Geologist
- Charles Lyell (m. 1832-1873)
Rosetta Stones. Mary Horner Lyell: "A Monument of Patience" By Dana Hunter on April 25, 2013. 2. You never hear of the other Lyell. Sir Charles, you know quite well: he set the infant science...
Mary Lyell was born in 1808, the daughter of geologist Leonard Horner. In 1832, she married British geologist Charles Lyell, author of the well-known Principles of Geology (1830–33), a work that was used by Charles Darwin (1809–1882) in the formulation of his theory of evolution.
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Mary Elizabeth (née Horner), Lady Lyell. (1808-1873), Geologist and conchologist; wife of Sir Charles Lyell, 1st Bt; daughter of Leonard Horner. Sitter associated with 3 portraits. Lyell's contributions as a conchologist and geologist were overlooked in her own lifetime, but the impact on her husband, Charles Lyell and his research, has been ...
Mary Horner Lyell was born in Pancras, England, to a geology professor who firmly believed that his daughters should receive as fine an education as his sons. As a result, Mary became a geologist and conchologist and married geologist Charles Lyell, and her sister Katharine became a botanist and married Lyell’s brother Henry.
Apr 3, 2024 · Mary Horner Lyell (1808-1873) Mary Horner Lyell often traveled with her husband as his partner in geology. While Charles investigated, she sketched geologic structures and cross-sections they discovered. Mary helped her husband research and catalog the rocks, minerals, and fossils they collected.
Charles Lyell, on his way to becoming a famous geologist, married Mary Horner in Bonn in July 1832; volume 3 of his ‘Principles of Geology’ was published by John Murray in London in May 1833. Between these two dates Lyell encountered the loess of the Rhine valley.
