Charles Lapworth
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Charles Lapworth was a pioneering British geologist best known for his work on Ordovician stratigraphy and the use of graptolites to establish detailed rock sequences.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
British geologist
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geologist ⓘ human ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Murchison Medal
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Royal Medal ⓘ Wollaston Medal ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1842-09-20 ⓘ |
| birthPlace |
Berkshire
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England ⓘ Faringdon ⓘ |
| contributedTo | development of biostratigraphy ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1920-03-13 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Faringdon
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surface form:
National School in Faringdon
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| employer |
Mason Science College
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University of Birmingham NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era |
19th century
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early 20th century ⓘ |
| familyName | Lapworth ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
geology
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paleontology ⓘ stratigraphy ⓘ |
| givenName | Charles ⓘ |
| hasHonorificName |
Lapworth Medal
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Lapworth Museum of Geology ⓘ |
| influenced | modern stratigraphic classification of Paleozoic rocks ⓘ |
| knownFor |
definition of the Ordovician period
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establishing detailed rock sequences using graptolites ⓘ use of graptolites in biostratigraphy ⓘ work on Ordovician stratigraphy ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| memberOf | Geological Society of London ⓘ |
| name | Charles Lapworth self-link ⓘ |
| notableWork |
studies of the Southern Uplands of Scotland
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work on the Moffat Series graptolite fauna ⓘ |
| occupation | geologist ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
Birmingham
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England ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Professor of Geology at Mason Science College
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Professor of Geology at the University of Birmingham ⓘ |
| proposed |
Ordovician Period
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surface form:
Ordovician as a separate geological period between Cambrian and Silurian
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| spouse | Janet Sanderson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| studied |
Ordovician rocks of Wales and the Welsh Borderlands
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Silurian and Cambrian successions ⓘ |
| usedFossilGroup | graptolites ⓘ |
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