Simplify the following text for a Grade 9 native English-speaking person.
Original: Joseph Beete Jukes ( October 10 , 1811 -- July 29 , 1869 ) , born to John and Sophia Jukes at Summer Hill , Birmingham , England , was a renowned geologist , author of several geological manuals and served as a naturalist on the expeditions of HMS Fly ( under the command of Francis Price Blackwood ) .
Simplified: Joseph Beete Jukes ( 1811-1869 ) , born to John and Sophia Jukes in Birmingham , England , was a famous geologist . He wrote of several geological manuals , and served as a naturalist on the trips of the ship H.M.S Fly .