Robert Mallet
1810
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1881
photo credits: Wikimedia Commons
country of citizenship: Republic of Ireland
native language: English
languages spoken, written or signed: English
educated at: Trinity College Dublin
occupation: civil engineer, engineer, seismologist, geologist, geophysicist
award received: Fellow of the Royal Society, Cunningham Medal, Wollaston Medal
Robert Mallet (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). His son, Frederick Richard Mallet was a geologist who worked in India. Source: Wikipedia (en)
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