William Pengelly
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William Pengelly was a 19th-century English geologist and pioneering cave archaeologist known for his meticulous excavations that helped establish the antiquity of humans.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| William Pengelly canonical | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
archaeologist
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cave archaeologist ⓘ geologist ⓘ human ⓘ |
| centuryOfActivity | 19th century ⓘ |
| contributedTo | acceptance of deep prehistory of humankind ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
England
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United Kingdom ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1812-01-12 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1894-03-16 ⓘ |
| educatedAt | self-taught in geology and archaeology ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | English ⓘ |
| familyName | Pengelly NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
archaeology
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cave archaeology ⓘ geology ⓘ |
| givenName | William ⓘ |
| hasHonor |
Fellow of the Geological Society of London
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Fellow of the Royal Society NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNotableStudent | cave archaeologists influenced by his methods ⓘ |
| influenced |
19th-century debates on human antiquity
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development of scientific cave archaeology ⓘ |
| knownFor |
meticulous excavation techniques
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systematic recording of stratigraphy in caves ⓘ |
| languageSpokenWrittenOrSigned | English ⓘ |
| memberOf |
Geological Society of London
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Royal Society ⓘ |
| name | William Pengelly NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
establishing the antiquity of humans
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pioneering cave excavations ⓘ |
| notableWork |
excavations at Brixham Cave
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excavations at Kent's Cavern ⓘ |
| occupation |
archaeologist
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geologist ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Cornwall
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East Looe NERFINISHED ⓘ England ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
Devon
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England ⓘ Torquay NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Nonconformist Protestant ⓘ |
| residence |
Devon
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Torquay NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| workLocation |
Devon
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Torquay NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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