Description: (Geologist)
Robert Chambers was a Scottish publisher, geologist, evolutionary thinker, author, and journal editor who had a significant influence in mid-19th-century scientific and political circles. He was an early phrenologist and the anonymous author of Vestiges of the Natural History of Creation, a controversial work that was not attributed to him until after his death. Chambers made notable contributions to geology, evolution, and literature, leaving a lasting impact on his peers.