John Jeremiah Bigsby, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

John Jeremiah Bigsby

English physician and geologist

Date of Birth: 04-Aug-1792

Place of Birth: Nottingham, England, United Kingdom

Date of Death: 04-Feb-1881

Profession: physician, geologist, paleontologist

Zodiac Sign: Leo

John Jeremiah Bigsby (14 August 1792 – 10 February 1881), M.D., F.R.S, F.G.S., F.R.G.S., was an English physician who became known for his work on geology, an interest developed while on military service in Lower and Upper Canada, 1818-1826.
He was a member of the American Philosophical Society.
Before moving to London, he was Alderman and Mayor of Newark-upon-Trent, 1827-1830.
In 1850, he published a lively book recounting his life and travels in British North America, The Shoe and Canoe.
In 1868, he published his most important scientific work, Thesaurus Siluricus, being a list of all the fossils which occur in the Silurian formation across the world.
He contributed about twenty seven papers to various scientific societies in London.
He published Thesaurus Devonico-Carboniferus but died shortly before completing Thesaurus Permianus.
In 1874, he was awarded the Murchison Medal.
In 1876, he endowed the Bigsby Medal.