Alec Trendall
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Born8 December 1928
Enfield, Middlesex
Died4 April 2013 (aged 84)
EducationPhD (University of Liverpool)
AlmamaterImperial College London
Alec Trendall | |
|---|---|
| Born | 8 December 1928 Enfield, Middlesex |
| Died | 4 April 2013 (aged 84) |
| Education | PhD (University of Liverpool) |
| Alma mater | Imperial College London |
| Occupations | geologist, poet, and explorer |
| Known for | Director of the Geological Survey of Western Australia |
| Scientific career | |
| Thesis | The origin of albite gneisses |
| Doctoral advisor | Robert Shackleton[1] |
Alec Trendall (8 December 1928 – 4 April 2013[1][2]) was an English geologist, poet, and explorer. He is known for his work in mapping the island of South Georgia and for surveying the geology of Western Australia.
Alec Trendall was born in 1928 at Enfield, Middlesex, and in 1949 graduated in geology at Imperial College, London. He has a PhD degree from Liverpool University.[2]
