Robert Mallet

Robert Mallet FRS MRIA
Born	(1810-06-03)3 June 1810 Dublin, Ireland
Died	5 November 1881(1881-11-05) (aged 71) Stockwell, London, England
Resting place	West Norwood Cemetery
Alma mater	Trinity College Dublin
Known for	Seismology
Children	John Frederick
Awards	FRS (1854) Telford Medal (1859) Cunningham Medal (1862) Wollaston Medal (1877)
Scientific career
Fields	Geophysics
Institutions	British Association for the Advancement of Science Royal Geological Society of Ireland Royal Society

Robert Mallet FRS MRIA (3 June 1810 – 5 November 1881) was an Irish geophysicist, civil engineer, and inventor who distinguished himself by research concerning earthquakes (and is sometimes known as the father of seismology).^[1] His son, Frederick Richard Mallet, was a geologist who worked in India.