Henry De la Beche, English geologist and palaeontologist (born 1796)

Henry De la Beche

English geologist and palaeontologist (1796–1855)

Sir Henry Thomas De la Beche KCB, FRS was an English geologist and palaeontologist, the first director of the Geological Survey of Great Britain, who helped pioneer early geological survey methods. He was the first President of the Palaeontographical Society. He was also a slave…