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

    

John Woodward (naturalist)

English naturalist, antiquarian and geologist

Date of Birth: 01-May-1665

Place of Birth: Derbyshire, England, United Kingdom

Date of Death: 25-Apr-1728

Profession: geologist, university teacher, botanist

Zodiac Sign: Taurus


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About John Woodward (naturalist)

  • John Woodward (1 May 1665 – 25 April 1728) was an English naturalist, antiquarian and geologist, and founder by bequest of the Woodwardian Professorship of Geology at Cambridge University.
  • Though a leading supporter of the importance of observation and experiment in what we now call science, few of his theories have survived.

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