Born
22 Mar 1785 in
Dent, Yorkshire, England
[sibling(s) unknown]
[spouse(s) unknown]
[children unknown]
Died
27 Jan 1873
at age 87
in
Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England
Profile last modified 5 Nov 2023
| Created 20 Apr 2018
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Biography
Adam Sedgwick was born in Dent, Yorkshire in 1785, the son of Richard Sedgwick and his second wife Margaret Sturgis.[1]
He is considered to be one of the founders of modern geology.
Sources
↑ Secord, J. A. "Sedgwick, Adam (1785–1873), geologist." Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. 20 Apr. 2018.
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