Charles Lapworth

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

For the socialist activist, newspaper editor and film producer, see Charles Lapworth (journalist).

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)
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