James A. H. Hutton

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:physicist
gptkbp:bfsLayer 3
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Embassy
gptkbp:advocates_for Scientific method
gptkbp:affiliation gptkb:University
gptkbp:associated_with gptkb:Scottish_Enlightenment
gptkbp:birth_date 1726-06-14
gptkbp:birth_place gptkb:Edinburgh,_Scotland
gptkbp:children gptkb:James_Hutton_Jr.
gptkbp:contributed_to Earth history
gptkbp:contribution gptkb:geological_formation
gptkb:physicist
Geological mapping
Geological time scale
gptkbp:death_date 1797-03-26
gptkbp:denomination Fellow of the Royal Society
gptkbp:education gptkb:University_of_Edinburgh
gptkbp:famous_for gptkb:Hutton's_unconformity
gptkbp:field Geology
gptkbp:field_of_study Earth sciences
gptkbp:historical_period gptkb:18th_century
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label James A. H. Hutton
gptkbp:impact Environmental science
Geological time
gptkbp:influence gptkb:Darwinism
Scottish philosophy
Geological sciences
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:Charles_Lyell
Paleontology
gptkbp:influenced_by gptkb:Isaac_Newton
gptkbp:inspired Geologists
gptkbp:invention Geological cycle
gptkbp:is_explored_in gptkb:Scottish_Highlands
gptkbp:is_influenced_by Modern geology
gptkbp:is_recognized_by gptkb:Geological_Society_of_London
gptkbp:known_for Uniformitarianism
gptkbp:legacy Father of Modern Geology
gptkbp:nationality Scottish
gptkbp:notable_alumni Robert Jameson
gptkbp:notable_work Theory of the Earth
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:physicist
gptkbp:philosophy Empiricism
Naturalism
gptkbp:published_by gptkb:Transactions_of_the_Royal_Society_of_Edinburgh
gptkbp:research Field studies
Observational science
gptkbp:research_focus Rock formations
gptkbp:spouse Mary Hutton
gptkbp:theory Geological processes
Earth's crust
Deep time
gptkbp:wrote Essays on the Principles of Knowledge