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Charles Lapworth (Faringdon, 20 settembre 1842 – Birmingham, 13 marzo 1920) è stato un geologo britannico dell'Inghilterra, specializzato negli zaffiri dell'era ordoviciana e che identificò svariati fossili, fu uno dei più importanti gemmologi di tutti i tempi.
Charles Lapworth FRS FGS (20 September 1842 – 13 March 1920) was a headteacher and an English geologist who pioneered faunal analysis using index fossils and identified the Ordovician period.
- 20 September 1842, Faringdon, Berkshire, England
- 13 March 1920 (aged 77), Birmingham, England
21 mar 2024 · Charles Lapworth (born Sept. 30, 1842, Faringdon, Berkshire, Eng.—died March 13, 1920, Birmingham) was an English geologist who proposed what came to be called the Ordovician Period (about 488 million to 444 million years old) of geologic strata. In 1864 Lapworth became a schoolmaster at Galashiels and began his studies of the ...
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Charles Lapworth ( Willenhall, 13 giugno 1878 – Los Angeles, 26 ottobre 1951) è stato un giornalista, attivista e sceneggiatore britannico . Biografia.
LAPWORTH, Charles Maria Piazza Geologo inglese, nato a Farrington (Berkshire) il 30 settembre 1842, morto a Birmingham il 13 marzo 1920.
The Ordovician System was introduced by Charles Lapworth as a solution to the overlapping unit stratotypes loosely defined by Adam Sedgwick, for the Cambrian, and Roderick Murchison, for the Silurian. The Ordovician has emerged as one of the longest and most significant of the geological periods.
14 mar 2023 · Get the brochure. Charles Lapworth was the first Professor of Geology at the University of Birmingham and made significant contributions towards unravelling the geology of parts of Scotland and the Midlands.
