Percy Edward Kent
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Sir Percy Edward Kent FGS FRS[1] (18 March 1913 – 9 July 1986) was a British geologist who won the Royal Medal in 1971.[2][3] Awarded the Bigsby Medal in 1955 and the Murchison Medal in 1969, he was made a Knight Bachelor in the 1973 Birthday Honours.
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Born | Peter Edward Kent (1913-03-18)18 March 1913 Basford, Nottinghamshire, England |
Died | 9 July 1986(1986-07-09) (aged 73) Chesterfield, Derbyshire, England |
Citizenship | British |
Education | West Bridgford Grammar School |
Alma mater | University of Nottingham |
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Children | Helen Cooper Judith Booth |
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Fields | Geology |
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