William Maclure, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

William Maclure

geologist, cartographer, social theorist

Date of Birth: 27-Oct-1763

Place of Birth: Ayr, Scotland, United Kingdom

Date of Death: 23-Mar-1840

Profession: geologist, botanist, entomologist

Zodiac Sign: Scorpio

William Maclure (27 October 1763 – 23 March 1840) was an Americanized Scottish geologist, cartographer and philanthropist.
He is known as the 'father of American geology'.
As a social experimenter on new types of community life, he collaborated with British social reformer Robert Owen, (1771–1854), in Indiana, United States. Maclure had a highly successful mercantile career, making a fortune that allowed him to retire in 1797 at the early age of 34 to pursue his scientific, geological and other interests.
In 1809 he made the earliest attempt at a geological map of the United States of America.