Home›Scientists›Field (legacy)›GeologyBrowse ByGeologyThis dimension names the field a scientist is remembered for even when their own career spanned much more. Wikipedia notes that Thales "was arguably the first scientist for describing how cosmic events may be seen as natural, not necessarily caused by gods," a single insight that defines his legacy above all else. Browsing this way collects every scientist remembered chiefly for the same field.FactsGeologyConnectionsSourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0)FactsComparisonConcept Term OriginWell-attested1834 1GeologyFilter Results58 entriesDisciplineAllAnthropology (1)Biology (1)Geology (58)Seismology (1)EraAll1785 (1)1792 (1)1794 (2)1797 (1)1798 (1)1808 (1)1809 (1)1814 (2)1822 (1)1829 (1)1831 (1)1832 (1)1833 (1)1835 (1)1836 (1)1840 (1)1842 (2)1843 (1)1848 (2)1849 (2)1852 (2)1857 (2)1858 (1)1859 (2)1860 (2)1861 (1)1865 (1)1870 (1)1872 (1)1875 (1)1882 (1)1884 (1)1890 (1)1891 (1)1894 (1)1898 (1)1899 (1)1903 (1)1904 (1)1905 (1)1913 (1)1917 (1)1920 (1)1921 (1)1925 (1)1932 (1)1933 (1)1941 (1)1957 (1)InstitutionAllAmerican Association for the Advancement of Science (3)ETH Zurich (1)Harvard University (1)Johns Hopkins University (1)National Academy of Sciences (8)Northwestern University (1)Royal Society (24)The Geological Society of London (9)United States Geological Survey (2)University of California, Berkeley (1)University of Chicago (2)University of Vienna (1)University of Wisconsin-Madison (1)In GroupAllGeologists (33)Geophysicists And Seismologists (4)Hydrologists And Glaciologists (1)Meteorologists And Climatologists (1)Mineralogists And Petrologists (5)Paleontologists (9)Volcanologists (5)NationalityAllAustralia (1)Austria (3)Belgium (1)Canada (6)France (2)Germany (1)Ireland (1)Netherlands (1)Switzerland (4)United Kingdom (25)United States (15)Show ResultsBrowseCompareSelect all 58Aaron C. WatersGeologyAdam SedgwickGeologyAlbert HeimGeologyAlfred G. FischerGeologyAmi BoueGeologyAndre Hubert DumontGeologyAndrew Cowper LawsonGeologyAndrew RamsayGeologyArchibald GeikieGeologyArthur Elijah TruemanGeologyArthur Philemon ColemanGeologyArthur William RogersGeologyAubrey StrahanGeologyAuguste DaubréeGeologyBailey WillisGeologyBen PeachGeologyBernhard StuderGeologyCharles Kenneth LeithGeologyCharles LapworthGeologyEdgeworth DavidGeologyEduard SuessGeologyFrancis John PettijohnGeologyFrank Dawson AdamsGeologyFranz Ritter von HauerGeologyGeorge Poulett ScropeGeologyGeorge William LamplughGeologyGustaaf Adolf Frederik MolengraaffGeologyHenry Benedict MedlicottGeologyHorace Bolingbroke WoodwardGeologyJ Harlen BretzGeologyJohn C. CrowellGeologyJohn Edward MarrGeologyJohn HorneGeologyJohn R. L. AllenGeologyJohn Wesley JuddGeologyLaurence L. SlossGeologyLeonard HawkesGeologyLeonard Johnston WillsGeologyMaurice LugeonGeologyNelson Horatio DartonGeologyPaul F. HoffmanGeologyPhilip Burke KingGeologyPierre PruvostGeologyRaymond A. PriceGeologyRichard AlleyGeologyRobert Alfred Cloyne Godwin-AustenGeologyRoderick MurchisonGeologyRudolf TrumpyGeologyThomas Chrowder ChamberlinGeologyThomas George BonneyGeologyWarren B. HamiltonGeologyWilliam Edmond LoganGeologyWilliam Johnson SollasGeologyWilliam Thomas BlanfordGeologyWilliam Walden RubeyGeologyWilliam WhitakerGeologyWilliam Whitehead WattsGeologyWilmot H. BradleyGeologyConnectionsShowing the first 400 of 1,925 connections.Sources1. Online Etymology Dictionary: scientisttier 2Online Etymology DictionaryOnline Etymology Dictionary, scientist entryQuote, Online Etymology Dictionary, scientist entry"person versed in or devoted to science," 1834, a hybrid coined from Latin scientia (see science) by the Rev. William Whewell, English polymath, by analogy with artist, in the same paragraph in which he coined physicist.View the SourceÉdouard Roche (Wikipedia)tier 3WikipediaContains: Édouard RocheView the SourceJames Van Allen (Wikipedia)tier 3WikipediaContains: James Van AllenView the SourceEnrico Fermi (Wikipedia)tier 3WikipediaContains: Enrico FermiView the SourceComments (0)No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.Sign in to join the discussion.Reader Challenges (0)No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.