David Ure

For the member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta, see David A. Ure.
David Ure
Born1749 (1749)
Glasgow, Scotland
Died28 March 1798(1798-03-28) (aged 48–49)
Uphall, West Lothian, Scotland
Alma materUniversity of Glasgow
Scientific career
FieldsGeology

David Ure (1749 – 28 March 1798), was a Scottish Presbyterian minister, historian, geologist and early Scottish palaeontologist. He has been called "the father of Scottish palaeontology"; his book The History of Rutherglen and East-Kilbride contains the first technical illustrations of fossils in Scotland.

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