Richard Fortey
Richard Alan Fortey (15 February 1946 – 7 March 2025) was a British
palaeontologist, natural historian, writer and television presenter, who served as president of the
Geological Society of London for its bicentennial year of 2007. As a paleontologist, he specialised in
trilobites and other extinct arthropods, as well as the life and
paleogeography of the
Paleozoic era, particularly the
Ordovician. He wrote popular science books, notably ''
Life: An Unauthorised Biography'' (1998) and ''Earth: An Intimate History'' (2005). Among other honors, he won the
Lewis Thomas Prize and the
Royal Society's
Michael Faraday Award.
Steven Brusatte said "Whenever I write, I try to channel the wit, wisdom, and warmth of Richard Fortey.”
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