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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instance_of |
gptkb:Geologist
gptkb:fossils |
| gptkbp:advocated_for |
scientific education
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| gptkbp:alma_mater |
gptkb:University_of_Oxford
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| gptkbp:associated_with |
gptkb:Oxford_University_Museum_of_Natural_History
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| gptkbp:birth_date |
1784-03-12
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| gptkbp:contribution |
established the field of vertebrate paleontology
contributed to the understanding of ancient ecosystems examined the role of fossils in understanding Earth's past studied the distribution of fossils across different regions analyzed fossilized footprints analyzed sedimentary rock formations analyzed the evolution of vertebrates analyzed the fossil record of reptiles developed methods for studying fossils examined the stratigraphy of the Jurassic period explored the concept of extinction explored the concept of geological time contributed to the understanding of the Earth's history investigated the origins of limestone investigated the processes of fossilization pioneered the study of fossilized remains studied the formation of coal studied the geology of the English Lake District studied the geology of the Thames Valley studied the impact of glaciation on geology wrote about the relationship between geology and biology examined the relationship between fossils and their environments examined the relationship between geology and climate described the first dinosaur fossil in a scientific paper explored the significance of fossil evidence in geology examined the role of paleontology in understanding climate change. studied the effects of volcanic activity on geology |
| gptkbp:death_date |
1856-08-14
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| gptkbp:discovered_by |
gptkb:Megalosaurus
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| gptkbp:field |
geology
paleontology |
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
William Buckland
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| gptkbp:influenced |
gptkb:Charles_Lyell
paleontological research future paleontologists |
| gptkbp:influenced_by |
gptkb:Georges_Cuvier
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| gptkbp:known_for |
paleontological expeditions
first description of a dinosaur Buckland's work on fossil reptiles |
| gptkbp:member |
gptkb:Royal_Society
gptkb:Geological_Society_of_London |
| gptkbp:notable_students |
gptkb:Richard_Owen
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| gptkbp:place_of_birth |
gptkb:Axminster,_Devon,_England
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| gptkbp:place_of_death |
gptkb:Oxford,_England
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| gptkbp:published |
gptkb:The_Bridgewater_Treatises
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| gptkbp:served_as |
Professor of Geology at the University of Oxford
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| gptkbp:spouse |
gptkb:Mary_Buckland
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| gptkbp:wrote |
Geology and Mineralogy considered with reference to Natural Theology
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| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Thomas_Huxley
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| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
4
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