Michael mantell biography

British scientist and obstetrician

Gideon Algernon MantellMRCSFRS (3 February 1790 – 10 November 1852) was an English obstetrician, geologist and palaeontologist.

His attempts to reconstruct the structure and life of Iguanodon began the scientific study of dinosaurs: in 1822 he was responsible for the discovery (and the eventual identification) of the first fossil teeth, and later much of the skeleton, of Iguanodon.

Mantell's work on the Cretaceous of southern England was also important.

Michael mantell biography

Early life and medical career

Mantell was born in Lewes, Sussex as the fifth-born child of Thomas Mantell, a shoemaker, and Sarah Austen. He was raised in a small cottage in St. Mary's Lane with his two sisters and four brothers.

As a youth, he showed a particular interest in the field of geology. He explored pits and quarries in the surrounding areas, discovering ammonites, shells of sea urchins, fish bones, coral, and worn-out remains of dead animals. The Mantell ch