William Smith
Sign in to savegeologist credited with the first nationwide map (1769-1839)
Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1813
- Died
- 1893
- Works
- 479
Top works
- Principia latina.--Part 1.
- The history of the decline and the fall of the Roman Empire
- Periēgētēs Athēnōn
- A new self-pronouncing dictionary of the Bible
- The Apology of Socrates, the Crito, and part of the Phaedo
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William Smith (born and raised in New Jersey) is an American singer-songwriter. With a folk-pop, acoustic style, Smith draws heavily on the 1970s tradition, yet captures the best of the acoustic revolution of the 1990s. His albums include "Looking Forward to Looking Back" (1997) and "Unvarnished" (1999). <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/William+Smith">Read more on Last.fm</a>
Recent publications · Crossref
5 total works indexed
- VMD: Visual molecular dynamics
· 1996 · cited 61,303x
- Bias in meta-analysis detected by a simple, graphical test
· 1997 · cited 47,587x
- Theory of the firm: Managerial behavior, agency costs and ownership structure
· 1976 · cited 43,750x
- Colorimetric Method for Determination of Sugars and Related Substances
· 1956 · cited 41,793x
- Comparison of simple potential functions for simulating liquid water
· 1983 · cited 38,900x
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Key facts
- Born
- ( 1769-03-23 ) 23 March 1769, Churchill, Oxfordshire , England
- Died
- 28 August 1839 (1839-08-28) (aged 70), Northampton , England
- Known for
- Geological map of England and Wales
- Awards
- Wollaston Medal (1831)
- Fields
- Geology
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Key dates
- Born
- 1 January 1769
- Died
- 1 January 1839
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- William
- Family name
- Smith
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
- Place of birth
- Churchill
- Place of death
- Northampton
- Occupation
- surveying engineer
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Award
- Wollaston Medal
Article
William 'Strata' Smith (23 March 1769 – 28 August 1839) was an English geologist, credited with creating the first detailed, nationwide geological map of any country. At the time his map was first published he was overlooked by the scientific community; his relatively humble education and family connections prevented him from mixing easily in learned society. Financially ruined, Smith spent time in debtors' prison. It was only late in his life that Smith received recognition for his accomplishments, and became known as the "father of English geology".
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