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James Hutton

Hutton painted by Sir Henry Raeburn in 1776
Hutton painted by Sir Henry Raeburn (1776)
Born3 June 1726
Died26 March 1797 (aged 70)
NationalityScottish
CitizenshipBritish
Alma materUniversity of Edinburgh
University of Paris
Known forPlutonic geology
Deep time
Live Earth
Scientific career
FieldsGeology
InfluencesJohn Walker
InfluencedCharles Lyell
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