Charles Lyell ( 1797 - 1875 )

Birth: Family residence at Kinnordy, near Kirriemuir, Forfarshire, Scotland (14 November 1797) Death: His house at 53 Harley Street, London (22 February 1875) Burial: Nave of Westminster Abbey, London Research Field: Geology, evolutionary biology Education: Oxford; Lincoln's Inn Career: Called to the Bar (1825); first Professor of Geology, King's College London (1831- resignation in 1833) Honours: Kt 1848; Bt 1864 Memberships: FGS; FLS; Athenaeum Membership: Fellow Election Date: 2/02/1826 Medals/Prizes: Royal Medal 1834; Copley Medal 1858 Lectures: Bakerian 1835.