James Hutton

James Hutton (3 June 1726 – 26 March 1797) was a Scottish geologist, physician, chemical manufacturer, naturalist, and experimental agriculturalist who helped to establish geology as a science, and as a result he is often referred to as the "Father of Modern Geology".

The philosophy of James Hutton was expounded and popularized by Charles Lyell in his book Principles of Geology, which greatly influenced Darwin.