| Gideon Mantell MRCS FRS | |
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| Lahir | 3 Februari 1790 Lewes, Sussex, Inggris |
| Meninggal | 10 November 1852 (umur 62) London, Inggris |
| Pekerjaan | Ahli bedah, palaeontolog |
| Dikenal atas | Mendeskripsikan Iguanodon |
| Suami/istri | Mary Ann Mantell |
| Kerabat | Walter Mantell (anak) |
| Penghargaan | Medali Wollaston (1835) Royal Medal (1849) |
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Gideon Algernon Mantell MRCS FRS (3 Februari 1790 – 10 November 1852) adalah seorang dokter kandungan, geolog dan paleontolog asal Inggris. Percobaan-percobaan dia untuk merekonstruksi struktur dan kehidupan Iguanodon memulai studi ilmiah mengenai dinosaurus: pada 1822, ia menemukan (dan belakangan mengidentifikasi) fosil gigi pertama, dan belakangan sebagian besar dari kerangka Iguanodon. Karya Mnatell mengenai periode Kapur Inggris selatan juga penting.
Karya
sunting- The Fossils of the South Downs. Royal 4to,[1] 42 lempeng. London 1822. Buku pertama Mantell, lempengannya digambar oleh istrinya. Mahal, dengan harga £3. 3/- (tiga guinea). Dengan harga dua kali lipat, lempengannya digambar dengan tangan.[2]
- Outlines of the natural history of the environs of Lewes. 4to, 24pp, 3pl. Lewes, 1824.
- Illustrations of the Geology of Sussex, containing figures and descriptions of the fossils of Tilgate Forest. Royal 4to, 20 plates, £2. 15s. 6d. 1827.
- The Geological Age of Reptiles. In Jameson's Edinburgh Philosophical Journal, 1831, Vol. 11, pp. 81–85
- A Narrative of the Visit of their most Gracious Majesties William IV and Queen Adelaide, to the Ancient Borough of Lewes, on the 22nd of October 1830. London: Lupton Relfe, 1831.
- The Geology of the South-East of England. 8vo, with coloured maps, sections, and numerous plates, £1. 1/-. 1833.
- Thoughts on a Pebble. 1836. 8th edition, 1849
- The Wonders of Geology or, a familiar exposition of geological phenomena: being the substance of a course of lectures delivered at Brighton. 2 vols, London, 1838. Lempeng litografi digamvar oleh istrinya. Data dari 4th ed of 1840: vol 1: 428p, frontis & 4 plates; vol 2: pages 429–795 plus appendix, glossary and other material, coloured frontis & 10 coloured plates, most drawn by his wife. Karya paling ekstensif Mantell
- The Medals of Creation. 2 vols, 1844.
- A Day's Ramble in and about the Antient Town of Lewes. London: Henry G. Bohn, 1846.
- Thoughts on Animalcules. small 4to, 144p, 12 coloured plates. London: Murray, 1846. 1850 title: The invisible world revealed by the microscope or, thoughts on animalcules.
- Geological Excursions round the Isle of Wight and along the adjacent Coast of Dorsetshire. 1847.
- Pictorial Atlas of Fossil Remains consisting of coloured Illustration selected from Parkinson's "Organic Remains of Former World" and Arti's "Antediluvian Phytology". London: Bohn. 1850.
- Petrifactions and their teachings. 1851.
