Famous paleontologists
scientist specialising in paleontology
382 people
Charles Walter De Vis
1829
– 1915
· Age 85
Deceased
Arthur Smith Woodward
1864
– 1944
· Age 80
Deceased
Dukinfield Henry Scott
1854
– 1934
· Age 79
Deceased
Friedrich Schmidt
1832
– 1908
· Age 76
Deceased
Sven Nilsson
1787
– 1883
· Age 96
Deceased
William Healey Dall
1845
– 1927
· Age 81
Deceased
Ángel Cabrera
1879
– 1960
· Age 81
Deceased
Franz Unger
1800
– 1870
· Age 69
Deceased
Everard Home
1756
– 1832
· Age 76
Deceased
Lawrence Lambe
1863
– 1919
· Age 55
Deceased
Pierre-Joseph Van Beneden
1809
– 1894
· Age 84
Deceased
Samuel Thomas von Sömmerring
1755
– 1830
· Age 75
Deceased
Jean-Étienne Guettard
1715
– 1786
· Age 70
Deceased
Vladimir Sukachev
1880
– 1967
· Age 86
Deceased
Wilhelm Philippe Schimper
1808
– 1880
· Age 72
Deceased
Edwin H. Colbert
1905
– 2001
· Age 96
Deceased
Charles Dawson
1864
– 1916
· Age 52
Deceased
Yang Zhongjian
1897
– 1979
· Age 81
Deceased
Charles Lapworth
1842
– 1920
· Age 77
Deceased
John Bell Hatcher
1861
– 1904
· Age 42
Deceased
John Phillips
1800
– 1874
· Age 73
Deceased
Ferdinand Stoliczka
1838
– 1874
· Age 36
Deceased
Franco Rasetti
1901
– 2001
· Age 100
Deceased
Heinrich Göppert
1800
– 1884
· Age 83
Deceased
Philippe Taquet
1940
– 2025
· Age 85
Deceased
Source: Wikidata Q1662561