William Lonsdale

This article is about the English geologist. For the administrator in Australia, see William Lonsdale (colonist).

William Lonsdale
Born(1794-09-09)9 September 1794
Bath
Died11 November 1871(1871-11-11) (aged 77)
Bristol
Known forDevonian system
AwardsWollaston Medal (1846)
Scientific career
FieldsGeology

William Lonsdale (9 September 1794 in Bath – 11 November 1871 in Bristol), English geologist and palaeontologist, won the Wollaston medal in 1846 for his research on the various kinds of fossil corals.

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