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Charles Lapworth
Born(1842-09-20)20 September 1842
Faringdon, Berkshire, England
Died13 March 1920(1920-03-13) (aged 77)
Birmingham, England
AwardsBigsby Medal (1887)
Royal Medal (1891)
Wollaston Medal (1899)

Charles Lapworth FRS FGS (20 September 1842 – 13 March 1920) was a headteacher and an English geologist[1] who pioneered faunal analysis using index fossils and identified the Ordovician period.

  1. ^ "Lapworth, Charles". Who's Who. Vol. 59. 1907. p. 1020.

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