1961 Death Pieter Tesch, mine engineer/geology (Pedestal of Netherlands), dies 1875 Death Charles Lyell, British geologist (Elements of Geology), dies at 77 1847 Birthday Marcel Bertrand, French mine engineer, tectonic geology 1835 Birthday Alexander E Agassiz, U.S., businessman/biologist/geology 1809 Event 1st U.S. geology book published by William Maclure 1808 Birthday Winand C H Staring, geologist, Geology of Netherlands 1797 Birthday Charles Lyell, Scotland, geologist, Principles of Geology
