Peter Bellinger Brodie
(1815 - 1 Nov 1897)

British clergyman and geologist.

Science Quotes by Peter Bellinger Brodie (1)

Fifty years ago Geology was in its infancy; there were but few who cultivated it as a Science ... If an unfortunate lover of nature was seen hammering in a stone quarry, he was generally supposed to be slightly demented.
— Peter Bellinger Brodie
Geology Considered with Reference to its Utility and Practical Effects', The Geologist, 1858, 1, 6.
See also:  |  Geologist (13)


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