Robert T. Hill

Robert Thomas Hill
Hill in 1897
Born	(1858-08-11)August 11, 1858 Nashville, Tennessee, U.S.
Died	July 20, 1941(1941-07-20) (aged 82) Dallas, Texas, U.S.
Alma mater	Cornell University
Known for	Geology of Texas
Scientific career
Fields	Geology, Stratigraphy
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Robert Thomas Hill (August 11, 1858 – July 20, 1941) was a significant figure in the development of American geology during the late 19th and early 20th centuries. As a pioneer Texas geologist, Hill discovered and named the Comanche series of the Lower Cretaceous, and was a lifelong student of the structure and stratigraphy of the Cretaceous deposits of Central Texas and neighboring regions.