Basil Charles King
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Basil Charles King | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1 June 1915 |
| Died | 11 September 1985 (aged 70) |
| Spouse |
Dorothy Margaret Wells
(m. 1939) |
| Awards | Bigsby Medal (1959) |
| Academic background | |
| Alma mater | Durham University (BSc) |
| Academic work | |
| Institutions | Glasgow University Bedford College, London |
Basil Charles King FRSE (1915–1985) was a British geologist.
King was educated at King Edward VI School, Bury St Edmunds.[1] He studied geology at Durham University, graduating in 1936 with first-class honours.[1][2] He then worked as a demonstrator at Bedford College before moving to Africa as a member of the Uganda Geology Survey. He eventually returned to the United Kingdom as senior lecturer at Glasgow University.[1]
He began lecturing in geology at Glasgow University and later received a professorship at Bedford College, London in 1956.[1] In 1950 he was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh — his proposers were Neville George, John Weir, George Walter Tyrrell, and Arthur Holmes.[3] He became a member of the Geological Society of London in 1949.[4]
His health failing, King retired and moved to Catacol on the Isle of Arran in 1977.[1] He died on 11 September 1985.[1]
