George P. L. Walker
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For other people named George Walker, see George Walker (disambiguation).
George Patrick Leonard Walker FRS (2 March 1926 – 17 January 2005) was a British geologist who began his career studying mineralogy and later made significant contributions to volcanology.[2][3][4][5][6] He was widely regarded as one of the pioneers of modern quantitative volcanology.[7]
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George Walker | |
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Born | George Patrick Leonard Walker (1926-03-02)2 March 1926 |
Died | 17 January 2005(2005-01-17) (aged 78) |
Nationality | British |
Alma mater | Queen's University, Belfast (BSc, 1948), (MSc, 1949) University of Leeds (PhD, 1956) |
Known for | Volcanology; mineralogy. |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Volcanologist |
Institutions | Imperial College London University of Auckland University of Hawaiʻi |
Doctoral advisor | William Quarrier Kennedy |
Doctoral students | Steve Sparks Stephen Self Geoff Wadge Ian S. E. Carmichael[1] Colin Wilson |
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