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William Buckland war ein englischer Theologe sowie einer der bedeutenden Geologen und Paläontologen in der Frühzeit dieser Wissenschaften. Er war der wissenschaftliche Erstbeschreiber von Megalosaurus, einem der ersten drei bekannten Dinosaurier. 1823 entdeckt er zudem das weltweit erste Fossil eines Individuums der Gattung Homo ...
William Buckland DD, FRS (12 March 1784 – 14 August 1856) was an English theologian who became Dean of Westminster. He was also a geologist and palaeontologist. Buckland wrote the first full account of a fossil dinosaur, which he named Megalosaurus.
William Buckland (born March 12, 1784, Axminster, Devonshire, England—died August 15, 1856, London) was a pioneer geologist and minister, known for presenting the first scientific description of a dinosaur and for his effort to reconcile geological discoveries with the Bible and antievolutionary theories.
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The man who tried to eat every animal on Earth. 3:53 106.4k views. Dinner with 19th Century scientist William Buckland was not to be recommended. But amidst the eccentricity there was real...
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Oxford University's first reader in geology, William Buckland, described the species Megalosaurus to the Geological Society on 20 February 1824. His paper was based on fossils discovered at ...
A biography of William Buckland, a pioneer of modern geological inquiry and a predecessor of Charles Darwin. The book, written by his daughter, includes illustrations, a list of his positions and publications, and an index.
27. Juni 2018 · Buckland, William (1784–1856) The first reader in Geology and Mineralogy at the University of Oxford, Buckland was appointed Dean of Westminster in 1846. He developed the English school of historical geology with its emphasis on the progressive (but not evolutionary) nature of Earth history.
