Richard Fortey
Author of Life: A Natural History of the First Four Billion Years of Life on Earth
About the Author
Richard Fortey is a senior paleontologist at the Natural History Museum in London. (Bowker Author Biography)
Image credit: Catherine Eldridge
Works by Richard Fortey
Associated Works
Seeing Further: The Story of Science, Discovery, and the Genius of the Royal Society (2010) — Contributor — 1,028 copies
The Guardian science course : Part III : The earth — Contributor — 2 copies
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- Birthdate
- 1946-02-15
- Gender
- male
- Nationality
- UK
- Country (for map)
- England, UK
- Birthplace
- London, England, UK
- Education
- University of Cambridge
Ealing Grammar School - Occupations
- palaeontologist
- Organizations
- Natural History Museum, London
Royal Society
Geological Society of London - Awards and honors
- President of the Royal Society ( [1997])
Collier Professor for the Public Understanding of Science (2001)
Lewis Thomas Prize for Writing about Science (2003)
Linnean Medal (2006)
Lyell Medal
Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature
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- Works
- 18
- Also by
- 4
- Members
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- Popularity
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- Rating
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- ISBNs
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