Sir Charles Lyell (1797–1875) was a Scottish lawyer and geologist. As a close friend of [[Charles Darwin]], Lyell became one of the early promoters of [[The Theory of Evolution]]. Lyell is also known for his theory of [[uniformitarianism]].
Lyell wrote the "Geological Evidences of the Antiquity of Man" to promote his views of evolution and an old earth. He supported an [[ice age]] as part of his theory of an old earth.