GEOLOGIST

Gideon Mantell

1790 - 1852

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Gideon Algernon Mantell MRCS FRS (3 February 1790 – 10 November 1852) was an English obstetrician, geologist and palaeontologist. His attempts to reconstruct the structure and life of Iguanodon began the scientific study of dinosaurs: in 1822 he was responsible for the discovery (and the eventual identification) of the first fossil teeth, and later much of the skeleton, of Iguanodon. Mantell's work on the Cretaceous of southern England was also important. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Gideon Mantell is the 15th most popular geologist (up from 21st in 2019), the 1,268th most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 1,351st in 2019) and the 5th most popular British Geologist.

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Among GEOLOGISTS

Among geologists, Gideon Mantell ranks 15 out of 90. Before him are Mary Anning, Eduard Suess, Andrija Mohorovičić, Francis Beaufort, Abraham Gottlob Werner, and Beno Gutenberg. After him are Vasily Dokuchaev, Walter Alvarez, William Smith, Adam Sedgwick, Jean-André Deluc, and Christian Leopold von Buch.

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Among people born in 1790, Gideon Mantell ranks 12. Before him are Sunjo of Joseon, George Everest, Jules Dumont d'Urville, John Frederic Daniell, William Parry, and Nicolas Chauvin. After him are Leopold, Grand Duke of Baden, Robert Stirling, John Austin, Marquis de Custine, José Antonio Páez, and Markos Botsaris. Among people deceased in 1852, Gideon Mantell ranks 19. Before him are Vasily Zhukovsky, Karl Bryullov, Friedrich Ludwig Jahn, Maximilian de Beauharnais, 3rd Duke of Leuchtenberg, Louisa Adams, and Prince Felix of Schwarzenberg. After him are Hadji Murad, Leopold, Grand Duke of Baden, Xavier de Maistre, Thomas Moore, Prince Gustaf, Duke of Uppland, and Gotthold Eisenstein.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Gideon Mantell ranks 1,268 out of 8,785. Before him are Don Airey (1948), Cozy Powell (1947), Ally McCoist (1962), Princess Hélène of Orléans (1871), John Langdon Down (1828), and Margaret Bondfield (1873). After him are Philip Howard, 13th Earl of Arundel (1557), George Canning (1770), Taron Egerton (1989), Charles W. Alcock (1842), John Fisher (1469), and John Berger (1926).

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Among GEOLOGISTS In United Kingdom

Among geologists born in United Kingdom, Gideon Mantell ranks 5. Before him are Charles Lyell (1797), James Hutton (1726), Mary Anning (1799), and Eduard Suess (1831). After him are William Smith (1769), Adam Sedgwick (1785), William Buckland (1784), Arthur Holmes (1890), William Nicol (1770), John Phillips (1800), and Archibald Geikie (1835).

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