Thomas Belt, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Thomas Belt

English geologist and naturalist

Date of Birth: 27-Nov-1832

Place of Birth: Newcastle upon Tyne, England, United Kingdom

Date of Death: 21-Sep-1878

Profession: naturalist, geologist

Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius

Thomas Belt (1832 – 21 September 1878), an English geologist and naturalist, was born at Newcastle-on-Tyne in 1832, and educated in that city.
He is remembered for his work on the geology of gold bearing minerals, glacial geology, and for his description of the mutualistic relationship between certain bullthorn Acacia species and their Pseudomyrmex ants.