James Hall

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James Hall was a pioneering 18th–19th century Scottish geologist whose careful field observations, including at Siccar Point, helped establish the deep timescales of Earth's geological history.

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instanceOf geologist
person
associatedWith Huttonian theory of the Earth NERFINISHED
Siccar Point unconformity NERFINISHED
birthPlace Dunglass, East Lothian, Scotland NERFINISHED
collaboratedWith James Hutton NERFINISHED
John Playfair NERFINISHED
contributedTo development of uniformitarian geology
establishment of deep geological time
deathPlace Dunglass, East Lothian, Scotland NERFINISHED
educatedAt University of Edinburgh
employer University of Edinburgh NERFINISHED
era 18th century
19th century
fieldOfWork experimental geology
geology
influenced later 19th-century geologists
influencedBy James Hutton NERFINISHED
knownFor observations at Siccar Point
pioneering geological field observations
supporting James Hutton’s theory of the Earth
work on deep geological time
nationality Scottish
notableWork experimental studies on rock formation
experiments on the fusion and recrystallization of rocks
positionHeld Professor of Geology at the University of Edinburgh
residence Dunglass, East Lothian, Scotland NERFINISHED
studied stratigraphy of Scottish rock formations
unconformities at Siccar Point

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