Adam Sedgwick Geologist
Adam Sedgwick is a 87 years old geologist from Kingdom of Great Britain from Dent. Adam Sedgwick was born on March 22, 1785 (died on January 27, 1873, he was 87 years old) in Dent.
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Biography
Adam Sedgwick was one of the founders of modern geology. He proposed the Devonian period of the geological timescale. Later he proposed the Cambrian period based on work which he did on Welsh rock strata. Though he had guided the young Charles Darwin in his early study of geology and continued to be on friendly terms Sedgwick was an outspoken opponent of Darwin's theory of evolution by means of natural selection.
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No, he died on 01/27/1873, 150 years ago. He was 87 years old when he died. He died in Cambridge
Awards (4)
Awarded Wollaston Medal in 1851 , awarded Copley Medal in 1863 , awarded Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences , awarded Fellow of the Royal Society ,
Education
He graduated from Trinity College, University Of Cambridge and Sedbergh School
What was Adam's zodiac sign?Adam Sedgwick zodiac sign was aries.
Other facts about Adam Sedgwick
| AlmaMater | University of Cambridge |
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| Award | Wollaston Medal, Copley Medal |
| Place of death | Cambridge |
| KnownFor | Cambrian, Evolution, Natural selection |
| Country of citizenship | Kingdom Of Great Britain , end time: 1801-01-01T00:00:00Z , end cause: Acts of Union 1800 |
| Doctoral student | William Hopkins , point in time: 1830-01-01T00:00:00Z |
| Doctoral advisor | John Dawson , object has role: second doctoral advisor |
| Position held | President Of The Geological Society Of London , start time: 1829-01-01T00:00:00Z , end time: 1831-01-01T00:00:00Z , replaces: William Henry Fitton , replaced by: Roderick Murchison, 1st Baronet |
| National Library of Israel identifier | 000454620 |
| Date of death | 1873-01-27T00:00:00Z |
| Given name | Adam |
| Student | Charles Darwin |
| British Museum person-institution | 162021 |
| Employer | University Of Cambridge |
| Place of birth | Dent |
| Member of | American Academy Of Arts And Sciences |
| Religion | Anglicanism |
| Family name | Sedgwick. Show people with the surname Sedgwick |
| Field of work | Geology |
| Name in native language | Adam Sedgwick |
