Geologist

Explore the world of renowned geologists, including their groundbreaking discoveries and contributions to the field of Earth sciences. From William Smith to Marie Tharp, get insights into their remarkable careers and the impact they have had on our understanding of the planet.

Gustav Koenigswald
Gustav Koenigswald
Netherlands
Dutch paleontologist, geologist and anthropologist.
James Hutton
James Hutton
Great Britain
Scottish geologist
Giorgi Dzotsenidze
Giorgi Dzotsenidze
Georgia
Georgian scientist-geologist, statesman, party figure
Giovanni Brokki
Giovanni Brokki
Italy
Italian mineralogist.
Theodor Kjerulf
Theodor Kjerulf
Norway
Norwegian geologist and poet.
Siguang Li
Siguang Li
China
Eminent Chinese geologist
Karl Seebach
Karl Seebach
Germany
German geologist.
Gerard Jacob De Geer
Gerard Jacob De Geer
Sweden
Swedish geologist and geographer
Ernst Louis Kalkowsky
Ernst Louis Kalkowsky
Germany
German geologist
Hatten Yoder
Hatten Yoder
USA
A famous American petrologist.
Eduard Suess
Eduard Suess
Austria
Austrian geologist and public figure
Fernand Petzl
Fernand Petzl
France
French speleologist and founder of the company producing caving and mountaineering equipment Petzl.
David Ansted
David Ansted
Great Britain
English scientist, geologist, mining engineer, publicist and teacher
Boris Beder
Boris Beder
Honored geologist of Uzbekistan, discoverer of Tashkent mineral water
Valeriy Gubin
Valeriy Gubin
Belarus
Belarusian geologist and geographer, Doctor of Geographical Sciences, Professor
Habib Abdullaev
Habib Abdullaev
Uzbekistan
Soviet Uzbek geologist, academician (since 1947) and president (1956-1962) of the Academy of Sciences of the Uzbek SSR. Corresponding Member of the USSR Academy of Sciences (1958).
Stepan Batischev-Tarasov
Stepan Batischev-Tarasov
Soviet engineer-geologist
Farid Dadashev
Farid Dadashev
Azerbaijan
Azerbaijani scientist, doctor of geological and mineral sciences, professor
Roderick Murchison
Roderick Murchison
Great Britain
English geologist
Suren Ayvazyan
Suren Ayvazyan
Armenia
Armenian geologist and public figure
Rudolf Falb
Rudolf Falb
Austria
Austro-German scientist
Leopold Buh
Leopold Buh
Germany
German geologist.
Wilhelm Jordan
Wilhelm Jordan
Germany
German surveyor.
Mir-Ali Qashkay
Mir-Ali Qashkay
Azerbaijan
Azerbaijani and Soviet geologist
Alfred Ritman
Alfred Ritman
Switzerland
An outstanding volcanologist who laid the foundations of modern volcanology.
Joachim Barrande
Joachim Barrande
France
French paleontologist and geologist
Christian Keferstein
Christian Keferstein
Germany
German geologist.
Anatoliy Betehtin
Anatoliy Betehtin
Russian geologist and mineralogist
Emile Argand
Emile Argand
Switzerland
Geologist
Nikolay Kassin
Nikolay Kassin
Soviet geologist
Ferdinand Senft
Ferdinand Senft
Germany
German geologist.
Emil Cohen
Emil Cohen
Germany
German geologist and mineralogist
Alfred Lothar Wegener
Alfred Lothar Wegener
Germany
German geologist and meteorologist
Nikolaj Bozhko
Nikolaj Bozhko
Russia
Candidate of geological and mineralogical sciences (1969), Doctor of geological and mineralogical sciences (1988). Professor of the Department of Dynamic Geology of the Geological Faculty (1989).
Georgiy Afanasyev
Georgiy Afanasyev
Russian geologist and petrographer
Ignatsy Domeyko
Ignatsy Domeyko
Belarus
An outstanding geologist, mineralogist, geographer and ethnologist, long-time rector of the University of Chile and member of many scientific societies.
George Mercer Dawson
George Mercer Dawson
Canada
Canadian geologist and geographer
Valerian Weber
Valerian Weber
Russian geologist and paleontologist
Hans Brand
Hans Brand
Germany
German geologist
Ernest Gofman
Ernest Gofman
Estonia
Famous geologist.
German Fogelzang
German Fogelzang
Germany
German mineralogist and petrologist
Nathaniel Shaler
Nathaniel Shaler
USA
American paleontologist and geologist, author of a number of articles and works on the scientific and theological aspects and consequences of the theory of evolution.
Dmitriy Golubyatnikov
Dmitriy Golubyatnikov
Soviet oil geologist
Francois De Loys
Francois De Loys
Switzerland
Swiss petroleum geologist
Francois Bordes
Francois Bordes
France
French scientist, geologist and archaeologist
Nikolay Bezborodko
Nikolay Bezborodko
Ukraine
Soviet Ukrainian geologist, mineralogist, petrographer, Doctor of Sciences (1935), professor.
Avraam Werner
Avraam Werner
Germany
German geologist and mineralogist.
Garun Taziev
Garun Taziev
France
French volcanologist.
Angelo Heilprin
Angelo Heilprin
USA
American geologist, paleontologist, naturalist, explorer, artist and mountaineer
Debapriya Rakshit
Debapriya Rakshit
The geologist who discovered the emerald crystal "Inkalamu"