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Adam Sedgwick (1785 - 1873)

Adam Sedgwick
Born in Dent, Yorkshire, Englandmap
Son of and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
[spouse(s) unknown]
[children unknown]
Died at age 87 in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, Englandmap
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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

  1. Secord, J. A. "Sedgwick, Adam (1785–1873), geologist." Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. 20 Apr. 2018.

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