Abraham Gottob Werner
Abraham Gottob Werner(1750-1817), along with James Hutton, is considered one of the founders of Geology. This German geologist's work was mostly concerned with the formation of the Earth and the formation of rocks. He focused on the color, luster, streak, and hardness of rocks and minerals, rather t...
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J. Louis Agassiz
This portrait of J. Louis Agassiz(1807-1873) was done in the 1920s by Abner Lowe. Agassiz was a pioneer in the field of glacial studies and the effects that they had on the Earth. His work was some of the first to suggest that there had been an ice age on Earth, and that the boulder and rock deposit...
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James Hall
This portrait of James Hall(1811-1898) was done by Abner Lowe in the 1920s. Hall was one of Amos Eaton's students at the Rensselaer School. His work in Geology is marked by his tenure as the New York State Chief Geologist. He was not just a state geologist. Much of his work was very influential and ...
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James Hutton
James Hutton(1726-1797) is considered to be the founder of modern Geology. His studies of the rock formations of his native Scotland helped him to formulate his most famous work, "Theory of the Earth". This work was interpreted and used by many as the basis for geological theory. Hutton made many ob...
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William Maclure
This portrait of William Maclure(1763-1840) was done in the 1920s by Abner Lowe. Maclure, born in Ayr, Scotland, helped found the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia then became its president for 22 years. He also created one of the first true geological maps of any part of North America. O...
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Amos Eaton
Amos Eaton(1776-1842) was a geologist whose research area was the geological profile of the New England region of the United States. He was one of the most influential American Geologists. He is considered by some to be the father of American Geology. He was an advocate of field work and took his st...
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Leopold von Buch
This portrait of Leopold von Buch(1774-1853) was painted in the 1920s by Abner Lowe. Geologist, Paleontologist, and Graduate of the mining academy, Frieburg, Germany, von Buch is largely known for finding flaws in Abraham G. Werner's hypothesis (rocks from aqueous origins). Some of his more importan...
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William Smith
William Smith(1769-1839) is Considered by many people to be the "Father of English Geology". He began his work as an engineer for a company digging canals. While he was working he made some observations about the way that the Earth was arranged in layers around him. This lead to him creating a profi...
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James Dwight Dana
This portrait of James Dwight Dana(1813-1895) was done in the 1920s by Abner Lowe. Yale educated, Dana made significant contributions to geology, mineralogy, and zoology. In 1838, Dana accompanied the United States Exploring Expedition as a Zoologist and produced two important monographs, one on cor...
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