John Mac Culloch
1773
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1835
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country of citizenship: Great Britain, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
languages spoken, written or signed: English
educated at: University of Edinburgh
occupation: entomologist, geologist
award received: Fellow of the Royal Society
position held: President of the Geological Society of London
John MacCulloch FRS (6 October 1773 – 21 August 1835) was a Scottish geologist. He was the first geologist to be employed by the government in Britain and is best known for his pioneering texts on geology and for producing the first geological maps of Scotland. He introduced the word "malaria" into the English language. Source: Wikipedia (en)
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