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Investigating Fossils
A History of Palaeontology
Wilson J. Wall
This edition first published 2021
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Acknowledgements
Thanks to Alison, who always encourages and helps.
I would like to praise the Society of Authors for providing generous support in the form of a travel grant.
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Agassiz, Louis (1807–1873).Born in Switzerland, he was initially educated at home and later at more formal schools. He attended university at Zürich, Heidelberg and Munich. He received his PhD in 1829 from Erlangen and MD from Munich in 1830. In 1832, Agassiz was appointed professor of natural history at the University of Neuchâtel. He was appointed Professor of Zoology and Geology at Harvard University where he stayed until his death. In 1850, he married Elizabeth Cary, his second wife. His married his first wife, Cecilie Braun, the sister of one of his college friends, in 1833. They had three children.Agricola,see BauerAnaximander (611–547 BCE).A Greek philosopher from Ionia, Anaximander was a pupil of Thales. Although his writings did not survive the vicissitudes of history, he is credited by third parties with many ideas new for his age. He speculated on the origins of the earth and of man. Appreciating the curvature of the horizon he imagined the earth as cylindrical and poised in space.Anning, Mary (1799–1848).Born in Lyme Regis, Mary's father supplemented his income by searching for fossils in the coastal cliffs that could be sold. Mary carried on the tradition with notable finds, such as the Ichthyosaur, now in the Natural History Museum, London, in 1828 she discovered the first Plesiosaurus, and also the first Pterodactyl. She died, reportedly of breast cancer, and was buried locally. During her illness she was financially helped by the Geological Society of London.Aristotle (384–322 BCE).Born in Stagira, northern Greece he was the son of a doctor and a member of Plato's academy. Philip of Macedonia invited Aristotle to be tutor to his son Alexander. He retired to Euboea in 323 BCE.Bacon, Francis (1561–1626).His father was a Statesman and it was the intention that Bacon would follow the same path, starting with training in law. He became Lord High Chancellor in 1618 under James I. This success was short‐lived as he was banished from Court in 1621 for taking bribes. It is said that he was difficult to get on with and his writings were abstruse, but were influential in science and philosophy. Bacon's scientific work was very limited, but he was an advocate of the accumulation of data.Bateson, William (1861–1926).Born in Whitby, and although not regarded as a youth of any potential while at Rugby school, he gained a 1st Class degree at Cambridge in 1883. He then went to the USA to work and returned to the UK where, after some years teaching, he became director of the John Innes Institute. He was married to Caroline Durham and they had three children.Bauer, Georg (1494–1555).Often called Agricola, he was born in Glauchau,
