Sir Richard Griffith, 1st Baronet, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Sir Richard Griffith, 1st Baronet

Irish geologist and mining engineer

Date of Birth: 20-Sep-1784

Place of Birth: Dublin, Leinster, Ireland

Date of Death: 22-Sep-1878

Profession: geologist, civil engineer

Nationality: Ireland

Zodiac Sign: Virgo

Sir Richard John Griffith Bt.
FRS FRSE FGS LLD (20 September 1784 – 22 September 1878), was an Irish geologist, mining engineer and chairman of the Board of Works of Ireland, who completed the first complete geological map of Ireland and was author of the valuation of Ireland; subsequently known as Griffith's Valuation.