Hugh Miller
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Hugh Miller was a 19th-century Scottish geologist, writer, and self-taught fossil collector renowned for his influential works on the geology and paleontology of Scotland.
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Scottish person
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fossil collector ⓘ geologist ⓘ human ⓘ paleontologist ⓘ writer ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | suicide ⓘ |
| centuryOfActivity | 19th century ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
Scotland
ⓘ
United Kingdom ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1802-10-10 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1856-12-24 ⓘ |
| educatedAt | self-taught ⓘ |
| employer | The Witness ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Scottish ⓘ |
| familyName | Miller ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
Christian apologetics
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geology ⓘ natural history ⓘ paleontology ⓘ |
| genre |
non-fiction
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religious literature ⓘ scientific literature ⓘ |
| givenName | Hugh ⓘ |
| hasCollectionAt | National Museum of Scotland ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName |
English
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Scots ⓘ |
| movement | Free Church of Scotland ⓘ |
| name | Hugh Miller self-link ⓘ |
| notableFor |
popularizing geology in 19th-century Scotland
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self-taught fossil collecting ⓘ writings reconciling geology and Christianity ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Footprints of the Creator
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Scenes and Legends of the North of Scotland ⓘ Old Red Sandstone ⓘ
surface form:
The Old Red Sandstone
The Testimony of the Rocks ⓘ |
| occupation |
editor
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geologist ⓘ journalist ⓘ stonemason ⓘ writer ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Cromarty
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Scotland ⓘ |
| placeOfBurial |
Edinburgh
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Grange Cemetery ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
Edinburgh
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Portobello ⓘ Scotland ⓘ |
| positionHeld | editor of The Witness ⓘ |
| religion | Presbyterianism ⓘ |
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