Etheldred Benett
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Etheldred Anna Maria Benett (22 July 1776 – 11 January 1845) was an early English geologist who devoted much of her life to collecting and studying fossils that she discovered in South West England. She worked closely with many principal geologists and her fossil collection, considered one of the largest at the time, played a part in the development of geology as a field of science.
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Born | (1776-07-22)22 July 1776 Tisbury, Wiltshire, England |
Died | 11 January 1845(1845-01-11) (aged 68) Norton House, Norton Bavant |
Resting place | Bavant Parish Church |
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