Charles Lyell
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Charles Lyell
Portrait of Lyell by George J. Stodart
Science
1200-1400
1400-1600
1600-1800
1800+
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a Scottish geologist who demonstrated the power of known natural causes in explaining the earth's history.

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Born
14 November 1797 Kinnordy House, Angus, Scotland
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Died
22 February 1875 (aged 77) Harley Street, London, England
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Nationality
Scottish
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Known for
Uniformitarianism
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Fields
Geology
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Alma mater
Exeter College, Oxford
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Awards
Royal Medal (1834) Copley Medal (1858) Wollaston Medal (1866)
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Institutions
King's College London
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Spouse(s)
Mary Horner Lyell
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Britain
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Citizenship
United Kingdom
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era
1800+
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Influenced
Charles Darwin Alfred Russel Wallace Thomas Henry Huxley Roderick Impey Murchison Joseph Dalton Hooker
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Influences
James Hutton ; John Playfair ; Jean-Baptiste Lamarck ; William Buckland