Samuel Stutchbury, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Samuel Stutchbury

British naturalist

Date of Birth: 15-Jan-1798

Place of Birth: London

Date of Death: 12-Feb-1859

Profession: naturalist, paleontologist, explorer

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn

Samuel Stutchbury (15 January 1798 – 12 February 1859) was an English naturalist and geologist.
He was co-discoverer of Thecodontosaurus, which in 1836 was the fourth dinosaur genus to be named.
He also played a part in Gideon Mantell's naming of Iguanodon.
As a geological surveyor he mapped a large area of eastern Australia.