Gideon Mantell

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Gideon Mantell MRCS FRS
Born	(1790-02-03)3 February 1790 Lewes, Sussex, England
Died	10 November 1852(1852-11-10) (aged 62) London, England
Occupation(s)	Surgeon, palaeontologist
Known for	Describing Iguanodon
Spouse	Mary Ann Mantell
Relatives	Walter Mantell (son)
Awards	Wollaston Medal (1835) Royal Medal (1849)

Gideon Algernon Mantell MRCS FRS (3 February 1790 – 10 November 1852) was an English obstetrician, geologist and palaeontologist. His attempts to reconstruct the structure and life of Iguanodon began the scientific study of dinosaurs: in 1822 he was responsible for the discovery (and the eventual identification) of the first fossil teeth, and later much of the skeleton, of Iguanodon. Mantell's work on the Cretaceous of southern England was also important.