Sir Henry Thomas De la Beche (London, 10 February 1796 – London, 13 April 1855) was an English geologist and palaeontologist, the first director of the Geological Survey of Great Britain, who helped pioneer early geological survey methods. He was the first President of the Palaeontographical Society. He was also a slave plantation owner in Jamaica.
Duria Antiquior – A More Ancient Dorset is a watercolour painted in 1830 by Henry De la Beche, based on fossils found by Mary Anning
De la Beche's well-known caricature Awful Changes
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