Robert Mallet | |
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Born | Dublin, Ireland | 3 June 1810
Died | 5 November 1881 | (aged 71)
Resting place | West Norwood Cemetery |
Alma mater | Trinity College Dublin |
Known for | Seismology |
Children | |
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 MRGSI (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.
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