Robert Mallet

Robert Mallet
Born	(1810-06-03)3 June 1810 Dublin, Ireland
Died	5 November 1881(1881-11-05) (aged 71) Clapham, London
Nationality	Irish
Education	Trinity College in Dublin
Occupation	Engineer
Children	John William Mallet, Frederick Richard Mallet
Relatives	Isaac Mallet (grandson)
Engineering career
Institutions	British Association for the Advancement of Science Royal Geological Society of Ireland Royal Irish Academy Royal Society
Projects	Fastnet Rock lighthouse
Awards	Telford Medal (1859) Wollaston Medal (1877)

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.