Sir Charles Lyell, 1st Baronet was a British lawyer and the foremost geologist of his day. source
Sir Charles Lyell, 1st Baronet was a British lawyer and the foremost geologist of his day.
Charles Lyell was born 14 November 1797 in Scotland about 15 miles north of Dundee in Kinnordy, near Kirriemuir in Forfarshire (now Angus). source
Charles Lyell was born 14 November 1797 in Scotland about 15 miles north of Dundee in Kinnordy, near Kirriemuir in Forfarshire (now Angus).
Charles Lyell is best known as the author of Principles of Geology, which popularized James Hutton's concepts of uniformitarianism—the idea that the Earth was shaped by the same processes still in operation today. source
Charles Lyell is best known as the author of Principles of Geology, which popularized James Hutton's concepts of uniformitarianism—the idea that the Earth was shaped by the same processes still in operation today.
Charles Lyell's scientific contributions included an explanation of earthquakes, the theory of gradual "backed up-building" of volcanoes, and in stratigraphy the division of the Tertiary period into the Pliocene, Miocene, and Eocene. source
Charles Lyell's scientific contributions included an explanation of earthquakes, the theory of gradual "backed up-building" of volcanoes, and in stratigraphy the division of the Tertiary period into the Pliocene, Miocene, and Eocene.
Charles Lyell was one of the first to believe that the world is older than 300 million years, on the basis of its geological anomalies. source
Charles Lyell was one of the first to believe that the world is older than 300 million years, on the basis of its geological anomalies.
Charles Lyell was a close friend of Charles Darwin, and contributed significantly to Darwin's thinking on the processes involved in evolution. source
Charles Lyell was a close friend of Charles Darwin, and contributed significantly to Darwin's thinking on the processes involved in evolution.
Charles Lyell's father, also named Charles Lyell, was a lawyer and botanist of minor repute: it was he who first exposed his son to the study of nature. source
Charles Lyell's father, also named Charles Lyell, was a lawyer and botanist of minor repute: it was he who first exposed his son to the study of nature.
Charles Lyell entered Exeter College, Oxford, in 1816, and attended William Buckland's lectures. He graduated BA second class in classics, December 1819, and M.A. 1821. source
Charles Lyell entered Exeter College, Oxford, in 1816, and attended William Buckland's lectures. He graduated BA second class in classics, December 1819, and M.A. 1821.
In 1823 Charles Lyell was elected joint secretary of the Geological Society. source
In 1823 Charles Lyell was elected joint secretary of the Geological Society.
Charles Lyell's first paper, "On a recent formation of freshwater limestone in Forfarshire", was presented in 1822. source
Charles Lyell's first paper, "On a recent formation of freshwater limestone in Forfarshire", was presented in 1822.
In 1832, Charles Lyell married Mary Horner in Bonn, daughter of Leonard Horner (1785–1864), also associated with the Geological Society of London. source
In 1832, Charles Lyell married Mary Horner in Bonn, daughter of Leonard Horner (1785–1864), also associated with the Geological Society of London.
Charles Lyell's wife died in 1873. source
Charles Lyell's wife died in 1873.
Charles Lyell died on February 22, 1875. He was 77 years old. He was buried in Westminster Abbey. source
Charles Lyell died on February 22, 1875. He was 77 years old. He was buried in Westminster Abbey.
Principles of Geology, Charles Lyell's first book, was also his most famous, most influential, and most important. source
Principles of Geology, Charles Lyell's first book, was also his most famous, most influential, and most important.
Charles Lyell is best known, however, for his role in popularising the doctrine of uniformitarianism. He played a critical role in advancing the study of loess. source
Charles Lyell is best known, however, for his role in popularising the doctrine of uniformitarianism. He played a critical role in advancing the study of loess.
During the 1840s, Charles Lyell travelled to the United States and Canada, and wrote two popular travel-and-geology books: Travels in North America (1845) and A Second Visit to the United States (1849). source
During the 1840s, Charles Lyell travelled to the United States and Canada, and wrote two popular travel-and-geology books: Travels in North America (1845) and A Second Visit to the United States (1849).
Charles Lyell saw himself as "the spiritual saviour of geology, freeing the science from the old dispensation of Moses." source
Charles Lyell saw himself as "the spiritual saviour of geology, freeing the science from the old dispensation of Moses."
