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Etheldred Benett

English geologist and paleontologist (1776-1845) · Scientists · Died at 68

Etheldred Anna Maria Benett was an early English geologist who devoted much of her life to collecting and studying fossils that she discovered in South West England.

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She worked closely with many principal geologists and her fossil collection, considered one of the largest at the time, played a part in the development of geology as a field of science.

Category
Scientists
Type
Scientist
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1776 to 1845 · aged 68