William Buckland
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William Buckland was a pioneering 19th-century English geologist and paleontologist, known for his early work on fossil interpretation and for helping establish geology as a scientific discipline in Britain.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| William Buckland canonical | 2 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
geologist
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paleontologist ⓘ person ⓘ |
| centuryOfActivity | 19th century ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
England
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United Kingdom ⓘ |
| educatedAt | Corpus Christi College, Oxford NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| employer | University of Oxford ⓘ |
| familyName | Buckland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
geology
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natural theology ⓘ paleontology ⓘ stratigraphy ⓘ |
| fullName | William Buckland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
scientific writing
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theological-natural history writing ⓘ |
| givenName | William ⓘ |
| hasAcademicDiscipline |
mineralogy
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natural history ⓘ |
| influenced | development of geology as an academic discipline in Britain ⓘ |
| influencedBy | emerging stratigraphic and fossil studies of the early 19th century ⓘ |
| languageSpokenWrittenOrSigned | English ⓘ |
| memberOf |
Geological Society of London
NERFINISHED
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Royal Society ⓘ |
| movement | early British geology ⓘ |
| notableFor |
Bridgewater Treatise on geology and mineralogy
NERFINISHED
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early description of a dinosaur fossil later known as Megalosaurus ⓘ early scientific interpretation of fossils ⓘ helping establish geology as a scientific discipline in Britain ⓘ pioneering work in early 19th-century geology ⓘ studies of cave fossils and Pleistocene fauna ⓘ |
| notableIdea |
integration of geological evidence with natural theology
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use of fossils for interpreting Earth’s geological history ⓘ |
| occupation |
Anglican priest
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geologist ⓘ paleontologist ⓘ university professor ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | England ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Dean of Westminster
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Reader in Geology at the University of Oxford ⓘ |
| religion | Anglicanism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| studied |
cave deposits
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fossil vertebrates ⓘ stratified rock formations ⓘ |
| workLocation |
Oxford, England
NERFINISHED
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various sites in Britain ⓘ |
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