Irish physician and geologist (1780-1861) who, after settling in London in 1820, devoted himself to detailed field study of the strata of southeastern England. His major work, published between 1824 and 1836, established the correct sequence and relationships of the Upper and Lower Greensand and the Wealden and Purbeck formations beneath the chalk. He served as president of the Geological Society of London from 1827 to 1829 and received the society's Wollaston Medal in 1852. A general profile of the same person is also carried in the science atlas.
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1. William Henry Fitton (Wikidata)
P569 (date of birth) [year]
born 1780
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died 1861-05-13
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died 1861
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born in Dublin
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died in London
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citizen of Ireland
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In 1811 he presented to the Geological Society of London a description of the geological structure of the vicinity of Dublin, with an account of some rare minerals found in Ireland.
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William Henry Fitton (24 January 1780-13 May 1861) was an Irish medical doctor and amateur geologist.
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