How did William Buckland influence Charles Lyell at Oxford?

At the University of Oxford, William Buckland played a pivotal role in shaping the academic interests of Charles Lyell. Buckland’s enthusiastic lectures served as the primary stimulus for Lyell’s burgeoning interest in geology during his time as a student.1

While Buckland was widely recognized for his efforts to reconcile geological findings with biblical accounts—specifically through his studies of fossils from cave deposits to support the occurrence of Noah’s Flood—his teaching provided the foundational inspiration that encouraged Lyell to pursue the field further.21