Sir Richard Griffith, 1st Baronet
Sir Richard Griffith, 1st Baronet | |
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Portrait of Sir Richard Griffith, 1st Baronet painted by Stephen Catterson Smith | |
| Born | 20 September 1784 |
| Died | 22 September 1878 (aged 94) Dublin, Ireland |
| Nationality | Irish |
| Awards | Wollaston medal (1854) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | geology |
Sir Richard John Griffith Bt. FRS FRSE FGS LLD (20 September 1784 – 22 September 1878), was an Irish geologist, mining engineer and chairman of the Board of Works of Ireland, who completed the first complete geological map of Ireland and was the author of the valuation of Ireland; subsequently known as Griffith's Valuation.