Keeper of Palaeontology, Natural History Museum


The Keeper of Palaeontology was formerly a palaeontological academic position at the Natural History Museum, London. The Keeper of Palaeontology served as the Head of the Department of Palaeontology: following reorganisation in 2013 the Departments of Mineralogy and Palaeontology merged to become the Earth Sciences department.
Between 1813 and 1956 the department was known as the Department of Geology, and the head of the department as the Keeper of Geology.

Keepers of Geology

Keepers of Palaeontology