George P. L. Walker
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| George Walker | |
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| Born | George Patrick Leonard Walker 2 March 1926 |
| Died | 17 January 2005 |
| Nationality | Northern Ireland |
| Fields | Mineralogist, Volcanologist |
| Institutions | Imperial College, London (1951-78), University of Hawai'i (1979-96) |
| Alma mater | Queen's University, Belfast, University of Leeds |
| Doctoral students | Robert Stephen John Sparks |
| Influenced | Bruce F. Houghton |
George Patrick Leonard Walker FRS (2 March 1926 – 17 January 2005) was a British geologist who specialized in mineralogy and volcanology.[1][2]
Life
He worked on the volcanic rocks of Iceland and on Mount Etna. He taught at Imperial College. In 1978, he was Captain James Cook Research Fellow of the Royal Society of New Zealand at the University of Auckland, In 1981, he was Macdonald Chair in Volcanology at the University of Hawaii.[3]
He was married to a woman named Hazel and had a daughter, Alison, and a son, Leonard.
Awards
- Honorary D.Sc. from the University of New Zealand in 1988.
- Dr. scient. hon. c. from the University of Iceland in 1988.
- Icelandic Order of the Falcon, conferred by the president of Iceland in 1977.
- Lyell Medal of the Geological Society of London in 1982.
- UH Board of Regents Award for Excellence in Research in 1985.
- Thorarinsson Medal (IAVCEI) in 1989.
- Wollaston Medal (Geological Society of London) in 1995.[4]
Selected publications
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References
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External links
- Guardian obituary.
- IAVCEI - A George P.L. Walker symposium on Advances in Volcanology - Reykholt, Borgarfjordur, W-Iceland, 12–17 June 2006.
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