John Phillips (1800-1874)
Raised by his uncle, the geologist William Smith (1769–1839), he lectured on fossils and
was professor of geology at King's College, London (1834-39) and keeper of the Ashmolean
Museum, Oxford (1854–70).
Raised by his uncle, the geologist William Smith (1769–1839), he lectured on fossils and
was professor of geology at King's College, London (1834-39) and keeper of the Ashmolean
Museum, Oxford (1854–70).