William Buckland
English theologian
William Buckland DD, FRS was an English theologian who became Dean of Westminster. He was also a geologist and palaeontologist.
Buckland wrote the first full account of a fossil dinosaur, which he named Megalosaurus. Wikipedia
Born: March 12, 1784, Axminster, United Kingdom
Died: August 14, 1856 (age 72 years), Islip, United Kingdom
Education: Corpus Christi College (1808), University of Oxford, and Winchester College
Books: Geology and Mineralogy Considered with Reference to Natural Theology, Reliquiæ diluvianæ, or, Observations on the organic remains contained in caves, fissures, and diluvial gravel, and on other geological phenomena, attesting the action of an universal deluge, Vindiciae Geologicae: Or, the Connexion of Geology with Religion Explained, and more
Children: Francis Trevelyan Buckland
Awards: Copley Medal and Wollaston Medal
Nationality: British and English