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List of geologists

A geologist is a contributor to the science of geology.

The following is a list of famous geologists

Otto Wilhelm Hermann von Abich (1806-1886)
Louis Agassiz : (1807-1873) work on ice ages, glaciers.
Giovanni Arduino : (1714-1795) first classification of geological time.
Pierre Berthier[?] : discovered the properties of Bauxite
James Hutton : (1726-1797). father of modern geology
Sir Charles Lyell.
Harrison Schmitt : Apollo_17 moonwalker.
Adam Sedgwick
Nicolas Steno : (1638-1686) pioneer in early-modern geology
Harry M. Woodward: (c.1938) did work with respect to the Old Faithful Geyser

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