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Henry De la Beche

1796 - 1855

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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. He was the first President of the Palaeontographical Society. He was also a slave plantation owner in Jamaica. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Henry De la Beche is the 74th most popular geologist, the 4,594th most popular biography from United Kingdom and the 16th most popular British Geologist.

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Among GEOLOGISTS

Among geologists, Henry De la Beche ranks 74 out of 90. Before him are Walter Alvarez, Ferdinand Vandeveer Hayden, Rinchen Barsbold, Lawrence Lambe, M. King Hubbert, and David A. Johnston. After him are Jens Esmark, Paul Niggli, Daniel Barringer, Thomas Chrowder Chamberlin, Rudolf Geiger, and Andrey Arkhangelsky.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1796, Henry De la Beche ranks 64. Before him are Frederick William Beechey, Phan Thanh Giản, John M. Clayton, George Back, John Torrey, and Nikolai Turczaninow. After him are Robert Wight, John Bell, and Benjamin Bonneville. Among people deceased in 1855, Henry De la Beche ranks 48. Before him are Mihály Pollack, Fruto Chamorro, Timofey Granovsky, William John Swainson, Wilhem de Haan, and John Canfield Spencer. After him are Sahle Dengel, Feargus O'Connor, Dorothy Wordsworth, Mary Russell Mitford, and Thomas Mitchell.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Henry De la Beche ranks 4,594 out of 8,785. Before him are Michael Caton-Jones (1957), George Fenton (1950), Alex Jennings (1957), Gerald Scarfe (1936), Delia Derbyshire (1937), and Brendan Coyle (1963). After him are Molly Peters (1942), Deusdedit of Canterbury (600), Alexander Melville Bell (1819), Theo Walcott (1989), Kay Stammers (1914), and Thomas Heath (1861).

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Among GEOLOGISTS In United Kingdom

Among geologists born in United Kingdom, Henry De la Beche ranks 16. Before him are John Phillips (1800), Henry Clifton Sorby (1826), Joseph Thomson (1858), Archibald Geikie (1835), Robert Jameson (1774), and William Nicol (1770). After him are Charles Lapworth (1842), and Dan McKenzie (1942).

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