Richard Fortey(1946-2025)

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Richard Fortey was born on 15 February 1946 in Ealing, London, UK. He was a writer, known for Nature's Wonderlands: Islands of Evolution (2016), Survivors (2012) and Miracle Planet (2004). He was married to Jackie (nee Francis) and Bridget Thomas. He died on 7 March 2025.

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Nature's Wonderlands: Islands of Evolution

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2016

6.5

TV Mini Series

Writer

Miracle Planet (2004)

8.2

TV Series

Self - Natural History Museum, London(as Dr. Richard Fortey)

Science Club (2012)

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TV Series

Self - Natural History Museum(as Prof Richard Fortey)

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Survivors
6.5
TV Mini Series
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- 2012

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Alternative names
- Dr. Richard Fortey
Born
- February 15, 1946
- Ealing, London, UK
Died
- March 7, 2025
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Dr. Fortey was elected to the Royal Academy of Science. He is Senior Paleontologist at the Natural History Museum. He was awarded the OBE (Officer of the Order of the British Empire) in the 2023 King's New Year's Honours List for his services to Paleontology and Geology in Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire, England.

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