John Fleming (naturalist), Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

John Fleming (naturalist)

Scottish Presbyterian clergyman, naturalist, zoologist and geologist

Date of Birth: 10-Jan-1785

Place of Birth: Bathgate, Scotland, United Kingdom

Date of Death: 18-Nov-1857

Profession: writer, zoologist, geologist, ornithologist, entomologist, malacologist

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn

Rev Prof John Fleming DD FRSE FRS FSA (10 January 1785 – 18 November 1857) was a Scottish Free Church minister, naturalist, zoologist and geologist.
He named and described a number of species of molluscs.
During his life he tried to reconcile theology with science. Fleming Fjord in Greenland was named after him.