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William Daniel Conybeare

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English geologist and palaeontologist (1787-1857)

ScientistsLived 1787 to 1857 · aged 70
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William Daniel Conybeare FRS, dean of Llandaff, was an English geologist, palaeontologist and clergyman.

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Illustration of plesiosaur skeletal anatomy from Conybeare's 1824 paper describing the skeleton found by AnningIllustration of plesiosaur skeletal anatomy from Conybeare's 1824 paper describing the skeleton found by AnningDiagram of the skeletal anatomy of an Ichthyosaur from an 1824 paper by ConybeareDiagram of the skeletal anatomy of an Ichthyosaur from an 1824 paper by ConybeareW D Conybeare's Grave and Memorial, Llandaff Cathedral.W D Conybeare's Grave and Memorial, Llandaff Cathedral.

Awards 3

Fellow of the Royal Society
Fellow of the Geological Society of London
Wollaston Medal

Connected to William 6

Hugh FalconerAlso won Wollaston MedalDorothea BateAlso won Fellow of the Geological Society of LondonJames HectorAlso won Fellow of the Geological Society of LondonAdolphe d'ArchiacAlso won Wollaston MedalArthur Smith WoodwardAlso won Fellow of the Geological Society of LondonHermann von MeyerAlso won Wollaston Medal

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William Daniel Conybeare FRS, dean of Llandaff, was an English geologist, palaeontologist and clergyman. He is probably best known for his ground-breaking work on fossils and excavation in the 1820s, including important papers for the Geological Society of London on ichthyosaur anatomy and the first published scientific description of a plesiosaur.

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deceased
Dates
Lived 1787 to 1857 · aged 70
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