William Pengelly, FRS FGS was a British geologist and amateur archaeologist who was one of the first to contribute proof that the Biblical chronology of the earth calculated by Archbishop James Ussher was incorrect.
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James GeikieAlso won Fellow of the Geological Society of LondonFrederick StewartAlso won Lyell Medal
Henry Alleyne NicholsonAlso won Lyell MedalJohn Edward MarrAlso won Fellow of the Geological Society of LondonHerbert Harold ReadAlso won Fellow of the Geological Society of London
Hans Henrik ReuschAlso won Lyell MedalAbout this person
Category
Academics
Type
Academic
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1812 to 1894 · aged 82
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