Leonard Hawkes

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Leonard Hawkes FRS (born August 6, 1891 in Paulton , Somerset , † October 29, 1981 ) was a British geologist. He was a recognized authority on the geology of Iceland , and led the Geological Society of London for many years before and after World War II.

Life

Hawkes was born the fifth child to the Reverend Philip Hawkes and his wife Edith. He attended Armstrong College at the University of Durham and took the Bachelor (BSc) exam in 1912. After a year abroad in Norway at Kristiania University , he received his master's degree (MSc) from Armstrong College in 1916.

During the First World War he served as a captain in the Royal Army Medical Corps from 1917 to 1919 . After the war, he was a geology lecturer at Armstrong College until 1921, before becoming head of the geology department. In 1928 he was also appointed professor of geology at Bedford College of the University of London appointed. He held both positions until his retirement in 1956.

Act

At the beginning of his scientific career he was known as a very active field geologist. His scientific reputation was based primarily on his extensive knowledge of the geology of Iceland, where he carried out numerous volcanological and petrological studies, and pursued glaciological investigations on the glaciers of the island and in their vicinity .

Honors

In 1927 he was awarded the Lyell Fund , an award from the Geological Society of London, of which he was later Secretary (1934-1942) and President (1954-1957). In 1952 he was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society , was President of the Mineralogical Society (1954-1957) and was 1971 Fellow of Bedford College .

In 1946 he received the Murchison Medal , and in 1962 the Wollaston Medal of the Geological Society of London.

Works

  • Geology and time . University of Nottingham, Nottingham, 1953
  • Iceland . Geographical Handbook Series, London, 1942.

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personal data
SURNAME Hawkes, Leonard
BRIEF DESCRIPTION British geologist
DATE OF BIRTH August 6, 1891
PLACE OF BIRTH Paulton , Somerset
DATE OF DEATH October 29, 1981