Mary Anning

Mary Anning : biography 21 May 1799 - 9 March 1847 Carus asked Anning to write her name and address in his pocketbook for future...

Mary Anning

Mary Anning : biography 21 May 1799 - 9 March 1847 Mary's mother Molly, initially ran the fossil business after Richard's death but it is...

Mary Anning

Mary Anning : biography 21 May 1799 - 9 March 1847 Invertebrates and trace fossils Vertebrate fossil finds, especially of marine reptiles, made Anning's reputation,...

Mary Anning

Mary Anning : biography 21 May 1799 - 9 March 1847 Her education was extremely limited. She was able to attend a Congregationalist Sunday school...

Mary Anning

Mary Anning : biography 21 May 1799 - 9 March 1847 Anning found several other ichthyosaur fossils between 1815 and 1819, including almost complete skeletons...

Charles Lapworth

Charles Lapworth : biography 20 September 1842 - 13 March 1920 Charles Lapworth (20 September 1842 – 13 March 1920) was an English...

Douglas Mawson

Douglas Mawson : biography 5 May 1882 - 14 October 1958 Sir Douglas Mawson, OBE, FRS, FAA (5 May 188214 October 1958) was...

Douglas Mawson

Douglas Mawson : biography 5 May 1882 - 14 October 1958 After a brief service, Mawson and Mertz turned back immediately. They had one week's...

Douglas Mawson

Douglas Mawson : biography 5 May 1882 - 14 October 1958 The expedition was the subject of David Roberts's book Alone on the Ice: The...

Nicolas Steno

Nicolas Steno : biography 01 January 1638 - 25 November 1686 Steno's work on shark teeth led him to the question of how any solid...