British geologist and churchman (1815-1897).
Peter Bellinger Brodie (1815 – 1 November 1897) was an English geologist and churchman, the son of the conveyancer Peter Bellinger Brodie and nephew of Sir Benjamin C. Brodie. He was born in London in 1815. While residing with his father at Lincoln's Inn Fields, he gained some knowledge of natural history and an interest in fossils from visits to the museum of the Royal College of Surgeons, at a time when William Clift was curator. Through the influence of Clift he was elected a fellow of the Geological Society early in 1834. Proceeding to Emmanuel College, Cambridge, Brodie came under the in
Abbreviations: P.B.Brodie
Occupations: geologist, paleontologist, botanist
Citizenships: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Dates: 1815-01-01T00:00:00Z – 1897-01-01T00:00:00Z
Birth place: London
Direct attributions: 2 plants, 0 fungi
Authorship mentions: 2 plants, 0 fungi