Gideon Mantell
British scientist and obstetrician (1790-1852) · Scientists · Died at 62
Gideon Algernon Mantell MRCS FRS was an English obstetrician, geologist and palaeontologist. His attempts to reconstruct the structure and life of Iguanodon began the scientific study of dinosaurs: in 1822 he was responsible for the discovery of the first fossil teeth, and later much of the skeleton, of Iguanodon.
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Gideon Mantell - Early portrait![166 High Street, Lewes, the home of Gideon Mantell[10]](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/166_High_Street%2C_Lewes.jpg/1280px-166_High_Street%2C_Lewes.jpg)
166 High Street, Lewes, the home of Gideon Mantell[10]
Sketch of Tilgate Quarry with Gideon Mantell overseeing the uncovering of fossils
Illustration of fossil Iguanodon teeth with a modern iguana jaw shown beneath them, from Mantell's 1825 paper describing Iguanodon.
![Mantell's tomb in West Norwood Cemetery. It may have been designed by Amon Henry Wilds. It is protected as a Grade II* listed structure.[18]](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/57/Tomb_of_Gideon_Mantell.JPG/1280px-Tomb_of_Gideon_Mantell.JPG)
Mantell's tomb in West Norwood Cemetery. It may have been designed by Amon Henry Wilds. It is protected as a Grade II* listed structure.[18]Awards
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Mantell's work on the Cretaceous of southern England was also important.
