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ویلیام اسمیت
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geologist credited with the first nationwide map (1769-1839)
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
via Wikipedia infobox
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
- engineer
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Award
- Wollaston Medal
- Field of work
- land improvement
- Image
- William Smith (geologist).jpg
- Residence
- England
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- Commons category
- William Smith (geologist)
- date of birth
- 1769-01-01
- date of death
- 1839-01-01
- described by source
- Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition
- place of detention
- Fleet Prison
- student
- John Phillips
- name in native language
- William Smith
- writing language
- English language
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