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'''Sir George Edward Raven Deacon''' [[Fellow of the Royal Society|FRS]]<ref name="frs">{{cite doi|10.1098/rsbm.1985.0005}}</ref> (21 March 1906 &ndash; 16 November 1984) was a [[UK|British]] [[oceanographer]] and [[chemist]].
[[File:George deacon.jpg|thumb|175px|Sir George Deacon]]
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'''Sir George Edward Raven Deacon''' [[CBE]] [[Fellow of the Royal Society|FRS]]<ref name="frs">{{Cite journal | last1 = Charnock | first1 = H. | author-link = Henry Charnock| doi = 10.1098/rsbm.1985.0005 | title = George Edward Raven Deacon. 21 March 1906-16 November 1984 | journal = [[Biographical Memoirs of Fellows of the Royal Society]] | volume = 31 | pages = 112–126 | year = 1985 | jstor = 769922| doi-access = }}</ref> [[FRSE]] (21 March 1906 &ndash; 16 November 1984) was a [[UK|British]] [[oceanographer]] and [[chemist]].


==Life==
He was born in Leicester, the son of George Raven and Emma (née Drinkwater) Deacon and educated (1919–24) at the Newarke school, Leicester (which became [[City of Leicester College|City of Leicester Boys' School]] in 1919). He went as a King's scholar to [[King's College London]] (1924–27) where he was awarded a first-class honours degree in chemistry in 1926 and a diploma of education in 1927.


He was born in [[Leicester]], the son of George Raven Deacon and his wife Emma (née Drinkwater). He was educated (1919–24) at the Newarke School, Leicester and then the [[City of Leicester College|City of Leicester Boys' School]].<ref name="royalsoced.org.uk">{{Cite book |url=https://www.royalsoced.org.uk/cms/files/fellows/biographical_index/fells_indexp1.pdf |title=Former Fellows of The Royal Society of Edinburgh, 1783–2002: Part 1 (A–J) |author=C D Waterston |author2=A Macmillan Shearer |publisher=[[Royal Society of Edinburgh]] |isbn=090219884X |date=July 2006 |access-date=18 September 2015 |archive-date=24 January 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130124115814/http://www.royalsoced.org.uk/cms/files/fellows/biographical_index/fells_indexp1.pdf |url-status=dead}}</ref> He went as a King's scholar to [[King's College London]] (1924–27) where he was awarded a first-class honours degree in chemistry in 1926 and a diploma of education in 1927.
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His first post was as lecturer in chemistry and mathematics at Rochdale Technical School. In 1927 he was offered a place as a chemist on the Discovery Antarctic survey and sailed on Christmas Eve on the ''RRS William Scoresby'', transferring in 1928 to the larger ''Discovery II''. In 1937 he was awarded a [[Doctor of Science]] for the work by the [[University of London]].


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His first post was as lecturer in chemistry and mathematics at Rochdale Technical School. In 1927 he was offered a place as a chemist on the Discovery Antarctic survey and sailed on Christmas Eve on the ''RRS William Scoresby'', transferring in 1928 to the larger ''Discovery II''. In 1937 he was awarded a [[Doctor of Science]] by the [[University of London]] for this work.
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He was elected a [[Fellow of the Royal Society]] in 1944<ref name="frs"/>. His application citation read: ''"Since 1927 he has taken physical observations from HM Research Ship "Discovery II" and other vessels in all sections of the Antarctic Ocean, and has analysed and studied these observations. In particular he has described the movements, horizontal and vertical, of the water between the Antarctic Continent and the northern limits of the Southern Ocean, defining Antarctic and Sub-Antarctic areas which are proving significant in the study of the distribution of plankton and of free-swimming and bottom-living animals. He has shown that practically all the bottom water of the Antarctic origin in all the oceans is formed in the Weddell Sea."'' <ref> {{cite web | url= http://www2.royalsociety.org/DServe/dserve.exe?dsqIni=Dserve.ini&dsqApp=Archive&dsqCmd=Show.tcl&dsqDb=Persons&dsqPos=0&dsqSearch=%28Surname%3D%27deacon%27%29| title = Library and Archive Catalogue| publisher= Royal Society | accessdate = 27 November 2010}} </ref>


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He was elected a [[Fellow of the Royal Society]] in 1944.<ref name="frs"/> His application citation read: ''"Since 1927 he has taken physical observations from HM Research Ship "Discovery II" and other vessels in all sections of the Antarctic Ocean, and has analysed and studied these observations. In particular he has described the movements, horizontal and vertical, of the water between the Antarctic Continent and the northern limits of the Southern Ocean, defining Antarctic and Sub-Antarctic areas which are proving significant in the study of the distribution of plankton and of free-swimming and bottom-living animals. He has shown that practically all the bottom water of the Antarctic origin in all the oceans is formed in the Weddell Sea."'' <ref>{{cite web| url = http://www2.royalsociety.org/DServe/dserve.exe?dsqIni=Dserve.ini&dsqApp=Archive&dsqCmd=Show.tcl&dsqDb=Persons&dsqPos=0&dsqSearch=%28Surname%3D%27deacon%27%29| title = Library and Archive Catalogue| publisher = Royal Society| access-date = 27 November 2010}}{{Dead link|date=December 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>
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During WWII he worked in Fairlie, Scotland, doing research on [[ASDIC]] for the Admiralty. In 1944 he joined the [[Admiralty Research Laboratory]] in Teddington, Middlesex to study ocean waves. In 1949 he was appointed as the first Director of the new UK [[National Institute of Oceanography]] which was later absorbed into the Nationar Environment Research Council. He was awarded CBE in 1964 and knighted in 1977.

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During the [[Second World War]] he initially worked on [[HMS Osprey, Portland]] involved in anti-submarine warfare. This was decommissioned in 1941. He afterwards worked in Fairlie, Scotland, doing research on [[ASDIC]] for the Admiralty. In 1944 he joined the [[Admiralty Research Laboratory]] in Teddington, Middlesex to study ocean waves. In 1949 he was appointed as the first Director of the new UK [[National Institute of Oceanography (United Kingdom)|National Institute of Oceanography]] which was later absorbed into the Natural Environment Research Council as the [[National Oceanography Centre]], now [[United Kingdom Research and Innovation|UKRI]].

He was elected a Fellow of the [[Royal Society of Edinburgh]] in 1957. His proposers were [[James Ritchie (naturalist)|James Ritchie]], [[John Barclay Tait]], [[Cyril Edward Lucas]], and [[Vero Wynne-Edwards]].<ref name="royalsoced.org.uk"/> He was awarded CBE in 1964 and knighted in 1977.

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He retired in 1971 and died in 1984 at his home in Milford,Surrey.

==Family==

He married Elsa Jeffries (d.1966) in 1940.<ref name="royalsoced.org.uk"/>

==Publications==

*''The Antarctic Circumpolar Ocean'' (1984)<ref name="Foster1986">{{cite journal|last1=Foster|first1=Theodore D.|title=Review of ''The Antarctic Circumpolar Ocean'' by George Deacon|journal=BioScience|volume=36|issue=4|year=1986|page=273|issn=0006-3568|doi=10.2307/1310219|jstor=1310219 }}</ref>


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He retired in 1971 and died in 1984 at his home in Southampton. He had married Margaret Jeffries in 1940.
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*[http://libserv.aip.org:81/ipac20/ipac.jsp?uri=full=3100001~!3146~!0&profile=newcustom-icos Catalogue of personal papers]
*[http://libserv.aip.org:81/ipac20/ipac.jsp?uri=full=3100001~!3146~!0&profile=newcustom-icos Catalogue of personal papers]
*[http://www.soc.soton.ac.uk/GDD/george.html Biography at the National Oceanography Centre, Southampton]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20070808061125/http://www.soc.soton.ac.uk/GDD/george.html Biography at the National Oceanography Centre, Southampton]


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For the British civil engineer (1843–1909), see George Deacon (civil engineer).

Sir George Deacon

Sir George Edward Raven Deacon CBE FRS[1] FRSE (21 March 1906 – 16 November 1984) was a British oceanographer and chemist.

Life[edit]

He was born in Leicester, the son of George Raven Deacon and his wife Emma (née Drinkwater). He was educated (1919–24) at the Newarke School, Leicester and then the City of Leicester Boys' School.[2] He went as a King's scholar to King's College London (1924–27) where he was awarded a first-class honours degree in chemistry in 1926 and a diploma of education in 1927.

His first post was as lecturer in chemistry and mathematics at Rochdale Technical School. In 1927 he was offered a place as a chemist on the Discovery Antarctic survey and sailed on Christmas Eve on the RRS William Scoresby, transferring in 1928 to the larger Discovery II. In 1937 he was awarded a Doctor of Science by the University of London for this work.

He was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1944.[1] His application citation read: "Since 1927 he has taken physical observations from HM Research Ship "Discovery II" and other vessels in all sections of the Antarctic Ocean, and has analysed and studied these observations. In particular he has described the movements, horizontal and vertical, of the water between the Antarctic Continent and the northern limits of the Southern Ocean, defining Antarctic and Sub-Antarctic areas which are proving significant in the study of the distribution of plankton and of free-swimming and bottom-living animals. He has shown that practically all the bottom water of the Antarctic origin in all the oceans is formed in the Weddell Sea." [3]

During the Second World War he initially worked on HMS Osprey, Portland involved in anti-submarine warfare. This was decommissioned in 1941. He afterwards worked in Fairlie, Scotland, doing research on ASDIC for the Admiralty. In 1944 he joined the Admiralty Research Laboratory in Teddington, Middlesex to study ocean waves. In 1949 he was appointed as the first Director of the new UK National Institute of Oceanography which was later absorbed into the Natural Environment Research Council as the National Oceanography Centre, now UKRI.

He was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh in 1957. His proposers were James Ritchie, John Barclay Tait, Cyril Edward Lucas, and Vero Wynne-Edwards.[2] He was awarded CBE in 1964 and knighted in 1977.

He retired in 1971 and died in 1984 at his home in Milford,Surrey.

Family[edit]

He married Elsa Jeffries (d.1966) in 1940.[2]

Publications[edit]

  • The Antarctic Circumpolar Ocean (1984)[4]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b Charnock, H. (1985). "George Edward Raven Deacon. 21 March 1906-16 November 1984". Biographical Memoirs of Fellows of the Royal Society. 31: 112–126. doi:10.1098/rsbm.1985.0005. JSTOR 769922.
  2. ^ a b c C D Waterston; A Macmillan Shearer (July 2006). Former Fellows of The Royal Society of Edinburgh, 1783–2002: Part 1 (A–J) (PDF). Royal Society of Edinburgh. ISBN 090219884X. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 January 2013. Retrieved 18 September 2015.
  3. ^ "Library and Archive Catalogue". Royal Society. Retrieved 27 November 2010.[permanent dead link]
  4. ^ Foster, Theodore D. (1986). "Review of The Antarctic Circumpolar Ocean by George Deacon". BioScience. 36 (4): 273. doi:10.2307/1310219. ISSN 0006-3568. JSTOR 1310219.

External links[edit]

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