Henry De la Beche

English geologist, palaeontologist and Slave plantations owner (1796–1855)

1796 – 1855 ·

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Born: 10 February 1796, London
Died: 13 April 1855, London
Citizenship: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Field of work: geology, paleontology
Position held: President of the Geological Society of London
Employer: British Geological Survey
Member of: Royal Society, Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, American Academy of Arts and Sciences, Academy of Sciences of Turin
Awards: Fellow of the Royal Society, Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, Knight Bachelor, Wollaston Medal
Buried at: Kensal Green Cemetery
child: Elizabeth de la Beche
collection items at: National Museum Cardiff
described by source: Nordisk familjebok, Dictionary of National Biography, 1885–1900, Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, The Nuttall Encyclopædia, Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890), Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition, The Encyclopedia Americana, Encyclopædia Britannica Ninth Edition
family name: Beche
given name: Henry
has works in the collection: National Museum Cardiff
instance of: human
languages spoken, written or signed: English
name in native language: Henry De la Beche
owner of: Halse Hall, Hanbury Pen
sex or gender: male
social classification: slave owner
topic's main category: Category:Henry De la Beche
writing language: English

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Sir Henry Thomas De la Beche KCB, FRS (10 February 1796 – 13 April 1855) was an English geologist and palaeontologist, the first director of the Geological Survey of Great Britain, who helped pioneer early geological survey methods. He was the first President of the Palaeontographical Society. He was also a slave plantation owner in Jamaica.

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