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GEOLOGIST

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. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Henry De la Beche has received more than 102,972 page views. His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 16 in 2019). Henry De la Beche is the 67th most popular geologist (down from 57th in 2019), the 4,760th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 4,339th in 2019) and the 15th most popular British Geologist.

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Among GEOLOGISTS

Among geologists, Henry De la Beche ranks 67 out of 59. Before him are Lawrence Lambe, Walter Alvarez, Robert Jameson, Hugo Benioff, Reginald Aldworth Daly, and Judith Curry. After him are Thomas Chrowder Chamberlin, Paul Niggli, Feodor Yulievich Levinson-Lessing, John Bell Hatcher, Charles Lapworth, and Walther Penck.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1796, Henry De la Beche ranks 62. Before him are Joseph Meyer, Nikolai Turczaninow, George Back, Robert Wight, John Torrey, and John Bell.  Among people deceased in 1855, Henry De la Beche ranks 41. Before him are Francisco Xavier de Luna Pizarro, Henry Bishop, Mihály Pollack, Fruto Chamorro, Timofey Granovsky, and William John Swainson. After him are Wilhem de Haan, John Canfield Spencer, and Thomas Mitchell.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Henry De la Beche ranks 4,760 out of 7,765. Before him are Ruth Wilson (1982), Craig Ferguson (1962), Jenna Coleman (1986), Sean Biggerstaff (1983), Tony Robinson (1946), and Paul Graham (1964). After him are Philip Selway (1967), Frederick Holman (1885), Lionel Tertis (1876), Imogen Poots (1989), Titus Oates (1649), and John Skelton (1460).

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Among GEOLOGISTS In United Kingdom

Among geologists born in United Kingdom, Henry De la Beche ranks 15. Before him are Arthur Holmes (1890), John Phillips (1800), William Nicol (1770), Henry Clifton Sorby (1826), Joseph Thomson (1858), and Robert Jameson (1774). After him are Charles Lapworth (1842).

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