George Julius Poulett Scrope
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Gender | Male |
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Death | 148 years ago |
Date of birth | March 10,1797 |
Zodiac sign | Pisces |
Born | London |
United Kingdom | |
Date of died | January 19,1876 |
Died | Cobham |
United Kingdom | |
Field | Geology |
Job | Politician |
Magistrate | |
Geologist | |
Economist | |
Education | Harrow School |
St John's College, Cambridge | |
St John's College | |
Awards | Wollaston Medal |
Current partner | Emma Phipps Scrope |
Books | Considerations on volcanos |
Known for | Describing volcanoes |
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ID | 630275 |
George Julius Poulett Scrope Life story
George Julius Poulett Scrope FRS was an English geologist and political economist as well as a Member of Parliament and magistrate for Stroud in Gloucestershire. While an undergraduate at Cambridge, through the influence of Edward Clarke and Adam Sedgwick he became interested in mineralogy and geology.