Bernard John Smith
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Professor Bernard John Smith BSc PhD CGeog | |
|---|---|
| Born | 21 March 1951 |
| Died | 31 October 2012 (aged 61) |
| Alma mater | University of Reading |
| Occupation(s) | University lecturer and scientist |
| Known for | Studies in geomorphology, especially building stone weathering |
| Spouse |
Dorothy Rossiter (m. 1974) |
| Children | 2 |
Professor Bernard John Smith (21 March 1951 – 31 October 2012) was an English geomorphologist and a physical geographer.[1][2] He was born in the English village of Beer in Dorset where he attended school until the family's relocation to London.
He studied Geography at the University of Reading and graduated in 1971. He continued at the university as a research student under the supervision of Dr. Colin Mitchell. His research work was geomorphological mapping and process studies in Tunisia. He graduated with his PhD from the University of Reading in 1975 and relocated to Nigeria with Dorothy, his wife, where he taught at Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria.[citation needed] On his return to the UK (via Land Rover across the Sahara) he took up a lecturing position in the Geography Department of Queen's University Belfast in 1979. This provided the academic base for the rest of his career. He was appointed Senior Lecturer, Reader and finally held the Chair in Tropical Geomorphology in 1998. He continued at the post until illness necessitated an early retirement in 2011.
