Henry De la Beche
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English geologist, palaeontologist and Slave plantations owner (1796–1855)
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Henry
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
- Place of birth
- London
- Place of death
- London
- Position held
- President of the Geological Society of London
- Employer
- British Geological Survey
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Award
- Wollaston Medal
- Field of work
- paleontology
- Image
- Henry Thomas de la Beche.jpg
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- Commons category
- Henry De la Beche
- date of death
- 1855-04-13
- member of
- Academy of Sciences of Turin
- date of birth
- 1796-02-10
- Commons gallery
- Henry De la Beche
- place of burial
- Kensal Green Cemetery
- writing language
- English language
- influenced by
- Mary Anning
- P6944
- Henry De la Beche
- collection items at
- National Museum Cardiff
- has works in the collection
- National Museum Cardiff
- name in native language
- Henry De la Beche
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