| Full Name |
William Smith |
| Date of Birth |
27 March 1769 |
| Place of Birth |
Westminster, London, England |
| Date of Death |
15 August 1839 |
| Place of Death |
Scarborough, North Yorkshire, England |
| Citizenship / Country of Residence |
British |
| Education |
Self-taught geologist and palaeontologist |
| Profession |
Geologist, palaeontologist, fossil collector, artist |
| Years of Activity |
Circa 1790s - 1839 |
| Brief Information |
William Smith was an English geologist and palaeontologist, widely regarded as the "Father of English Geology". He created the first large-scale geological map of Britain, which revolutionized the understanding of geological strata and their ordering. His work laid the foundation for modern stratigraphy and the correlation of rock layers. |