James Hutton
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James Hutton was an 18th-century Scottish geologist often called the "father of modern geology" for developing the theory of uniformitarianism and recognizing the immense age of the Earth.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| James Hutton canonical | 13 |
| John Playfair | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Enlightenment thinker
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geologist ⓘ human ⓘ naturalist ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1726-06-03 ⓘ |
| birthPlace |
Edinburgh
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Scotland ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1797-03-26 ⓘ |
| deathPlace | Edinburgh ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
University of Edinburgh
ⓘ
University of Leiden ⓘ Panthéon-Sorbonne University ⓘ
surface form:
University of Paris
|
| era | 18th century ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
agriculture
ⓘ
chemistry ⓘ geology ⓘ natural philosophy ⓘ |
| influenced |
Charles Lyell
ⓘ
John Playfair ⓘ modern geology ⓘ |
| influencedBy | Scottish Enlightenment ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Plutonist theory of the Earth
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angular unconformities interpretation ⓘ concept of deep geological time ⓘ foundations of modern geology ⓘ theory of uniformitarianism ⓘ |
| language |
English
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Scots ⓘ |
| memberOf | Royal Society of Edinburgh ⓘ |
| movement | Scottish Enlightenment ⓘ |
| name | James Hutton self-link ⓘ |
| nationality | Scottish ⓘ |
| notableWork | Theory of the Earth ⓘ |
| occupation |
farmer
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geologist ⓘ natural philosopher ⓘ physician ⓘ |
| placeOfBurial | Greyfriars Kirkyard ⓘ |
| religion | Presbyterian background ⓘ |
| residence | Edinburgh ⓘ |
| studied |
Grampian Terrane
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surface form:
Glen Tilt granite intrusions
Siccar Point unconformity ⓘ |
| theory |
Earth has an immense age
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Earth is shaped by continuous natural processes ⓘ cyclical deposition, uplift, and erosion of rocks ⓘ geological processes observed today operated in the past ⓘ |
| view | no vestige of a beginning, no prospect of an end ⓘ |
Referenced by (14)
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this entity surface form:
John Playfair