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This green commemorative plaque records: James Johnson, 1764-1844, fossil collector Recorded plaque organisation: Clifton and Hotwells Improvement Society.
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James Johnson, active in the late 18th and early 19th centuries, was a significant amateur fossil collector whose contributions to paleontology helped advance scientific understanding of prehistoric life during the formative years of geological science.
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