Properties (55)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
Person
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| gptkbp:affiliation |
gptkb:Royal_Society
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| gptkbp:almaMater |
gptkb:University_of_Edinburgh
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| gptkbp:associatedWith |
gptkb:Geological_Society_of_London
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| gptkbp:awards |
Royal Medal
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| gptkbp:birthDate |
1769-03-23
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| gptkbp:birthPlace |
gptkb:Oxfordshire,_England
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| gptkbp:children |
gptkb:William_Smith_Jr.
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| gptkbp:contributedTo |
Stratigraphic principles
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| gptkbp:contribution |
Fossil_record
Fossil_stratigraphy Father_of_English_Geology |
| gptkbp:deathDate |
1839-08-28
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| gptkbp:deathPlace |
gptkb:Dorking,_England
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| gptkbp:famousFor |
First geological map of England and Wales
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| gptkbp:field |
Geology
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| gptkbp:fieldOfStudy |
Stratigraphy
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| gptkbp:historicalSignificance |
Pioneering work in geology
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| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
William Smith
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| gptkbp:impact |
Fossil identification
Geological societies Geological mapping techniques Geological fieldwork Principles of stratigraphy Earth_sciences |
| gptkbp:influence |
Founding member
Geological maps Geological surveys Modern geology Geological principles Geological field methods Stratigraphic mapping |
| gptkbp:influenced |
gptkb:Charles_Lyell
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| gptkbp:influencedBy |
gptkb:James_Hutton
|
| gptkbp:influenceOn |
Paleontology
Stratigraphic correlation |
| gptkbp:inventor |
Fossil_correlation
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| gptkbp:involved |
Coal mining
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| gptkbp:involvedIn |
Surveying
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| gptkbp:knownFor |
Geology
Geological mapping |
| gptkbp:legacy |
Smith's_stratigraphic_principles
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| gptkbp:nationality |
British
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| gptkbp:notableEvent |
Geological education
Developed the principle of faunal succession |
| gptkbp:notableFeature |
Geological time scale
Geological education |
| gptkbp:notableWork |
Geological education
Strata Identified by Organized Fossils |
| gptkbp:occupation |
Geologist
|
| gptkbp:publishedBy |
A_Delineation_of_the_Strata_of_England_and_Wales
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| gptkbp:publishes |
The Map that Changed the World
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| gptkbp:recognizes |
Geological Survey of Great Britain
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| gptkbp:residence |
gptkb:England
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| gptkbp:spouse |
gptkb:Mary_Smith
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