James Hutton

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James Hutton was an 18th-century Scottish geologist often called the "father of modern geology" for developing the theory of uniformitarianism and recognizing the immense age of the Earth.

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Generate an image of James Hutton (James Hutton was an 18th-century Scottish geologist often called the "father of modern geology" for developing the theory of uniformitarianism and recognizing the immense age of the Earth.)

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James Hutton canonical 21
John Playfair 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Enlightenment thinker ⓘ
geologist ⓘ
human ⓘ
naturalist ⓘ
birthDate 1726-06-03 ⓘ
birthPlace Edinburgh ⓘ
Scotland ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ
deathDate 1797-03-26 ⓘ
deathPlace Edinburgh ⓘ
educatedAt University of Edinburgh ⓘ
University of Leiden ⓘ
University of Paris ⓘ
era 18th century ⓘ
fieldOfWork agriculture ⓘ
chemistry ⓘ
geology ⓘ
natural philosophy ⓘ
influenced Charles Lyell ⓘ
John Playfair ⓘ
modern geology ⓘ
influencedBy Scottish Enlightenment ⓘ
knownFor Plutonist theory of the Earth ⓘ
angular unconformities interpretation ⓘ
concept of deep geological time ⓘ
foundations of modern geology ⓘ
theory of uniformitarianism ⓘ
language English ⓘ
Scots ⓘ
memberOf Royal Society of Edinburgh ⓘ
movement Scottish Enlightenment ⓘ
name James Hutton ⓘ
nationality Scottish ⓘ
notableWork Theory of the Earth ⓘ
occupation farmer ⓘ
geologist ⓘ
natural philosopher ⓘ
physician ⓘ
placeOfBurial Greyfriars Kirkyard ⓘ
religion Presbyterian background ⓘ
residence Edinburgh ⓘ
studied Glen Tilt granite intrusions ⓘ
linked to: Grampian Terrane

Siccar Point unconformity ⓘ
theory Earth has an immense age ⓘ
Earth is shaped by continuous natural processes ⓘ
cyclical deposition, uplift, and erosion of rocks ⓘ
geological processes observed today operated in the past ⓘ
view no vestige of a beginning, no prospect of an end ⓘ

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Principles of Geology → influencedBy → James Hutton ⓘ
Principles of Geology → influencedBy → John Playfair ⓘ
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Scottish Enlightenment → hasKeyFigure → James Hutton ⓘ
James Hutton → name → James Hutton ⓘ
Theory of the Earth → author → James Hutton ⓘ
John Playfair → influencedBy → James Hutton ⓘ
Greyfriars Kirkyard → containsGraveOf → James Hutton ⓘ
Adam Sedgwick → influencedBy → James Hutton ⓘ
Siccar Point unconformity → associatedWith → James Hutton ⓘ
James Hall → collaboratedWith → James Hutton ⓘ
James Hall → influencedBy → James Hutton ⓘ
John Playfair → influencedBy → James Hutton ⓘ
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