MANTELL, GIDEON

MANTELL, GIDEON
   an eminent English geologist and palæontologist, born at Lewes, in Sussex; wrote "The Wonders of Geology," "Thoughts on a Pebble," &c.; he was a voluminous author, and distinguished for his study of fossils (1790-1852).

The Nuttall Encyclopaedia. . 1907.

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