Brian Windley

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Brian Frederick Windley (* 1936 ) is a British geologist. He was a professor at the University of Leicester .

Windley worked at the Geological Service for Greenland in Copenhagen and later professor in Leicester. He is particularly concerned with the development of the continental crust and the continental drift especially in the Precambrian period. He published a standard work on it. In addition to Greenland, he also dealt with the tectonics of Madagascar and the Himalayas, among other things.

In 1985 he received the Murchison Medal and in 2016 he was awarded the Leopold von Buch plaque .

Fonts

  • The evolving continents , 3rd edition, Wiley 1995
  • Editor: The early history of the earth , Wiley 1976

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Windley et al. a. Tectonic framework of the Precambrian of Madagascar and its Gondwana connections: A review and reappraisal Geologische Rundschau, Volume 83, 1994, pp. 642-659
  2. Jump up ↑ Windley Metamorphism and tectonics of the Himalayas , J. Geological Society London, Volume 140, 1983, pp. 849-866
personal data
SURNAME Windley, Brian
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Windley, Brian Frederick
BRIEF DESCRIPTION British geologist
DATE OF BIRTH 1936