Who is this scientist?

Question

http://mail.colonial.net/~rpavlik/pavlikweb/qotw.htm

Answer 1

*****I can't even guess accurately, but he is obviously a doctor since hes wearing a stethoscope.  Try arranging clues like this until you narrow the field.  What time era are you looking at? etc...

Good Luck!

Answer 2

That is Sir Charles Lyell.

Here is how I found out the answer: Notice the seal in the upper right corner. If you look carefully, or use a paint program to sharpen the image, you can see that it says "King's College of London". I did a Google search for "famous scientist King's College" and got a list of famous people associated with with King's College (http://www.kcl.ac.uk/about/history/peopl... Then I did a Google image search on each of the names until I found your image under the name Sir Charles Lyell (http://www.malaspina.com/jpg/lyell.jpg).

Answer 3

looks like "dr. Charles hilton fagge", this is the closest i can get.

Don't ask about the name =P

Answer 4

John B is absolutely correct.  Great detective work.  I salute you.