Nationality Northern Ireland Fields Mineralogy, Volcanologist Influenced Bruce Houghton | Role Geologist Name George L. | |
Institutions Imperial College, London (1951-78),University of Hawai'i (1979-96) Doctoral students Robert Stephen John Sparks Died January 17, 2005, England, United Kingdom Education Queen's University Belfast Notable students Robert Stephen John Sparks |
George Patrick Leonard Walker FRS (2 March 1926 – 17 January 2005) was a British geologist who specialized in mineralogy and volcanology.
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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.
He was married to a woman named Hazel and had a daughter, Alison, and a son, Leonard.
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