Percy Edward Kent

Sir Percy Kent
Sir Percy Kent
Born	Peter Edward Kent; 18 March 1913; Basford, Nottinghamshire, England
Died	9 July 1986 (aged 73); Chesterfield, Derbyshire, England
Citizenship	British
Education	West Bridgford Grammar School
Alma mater	University of Nottingham
Spouses	Margaret Betty Hood (1940-1974); Lorna Scott (1976-1986);
Children	Helen Cooper; Judith Booth
Awards	Bigsby Medal (1955); Murchison Medal (1969); Royal Medal (1971);
	Scientific career
Fields	Geology
Institutions	Chief Geologist of BP (1966-1971); President of the Geological Society of London (1974-1976);

Born

Peter Edward Kent

18 March 1913

Basford, Nottinghamshire, England

Died9 July 1986 (aged 73)

Chesterfield, Derbyshire, England

CitizenshipBritish

EducationWest Bridgford Grammar School

Sir Percy Edward Kent FGS FRS^[1] (18 March 1913 – 9 July 1986) was a British geologist who won the Royal Medal in 1971.^[2]^[3] Awarded the Bigsby Medal in 1955 and the Murchison Medal in 1969, he was made a Knight Bachelor in the 1973 Birthday Honours.

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v t e Fellows of the Royal Society elected in 1966
Fellows	Alan R. Battersby Brooke Benjamin Kenneth Budden Robert Ernest Davies Richard Doll Sam Edwards John Samuel Forrest Francis Charles Fraser Harry Harris Donald O. Hebb Kenneth Hutchison Alick Isaacs Basil Kassanis Ralph Kekwick Percy Edward Kent Desmond King-Hele Francis Knowles Georg Kreisel Cyril Lucas James Dwyer McGee James Menter Arthur Mourant Egon Pearson Donald Hill Perkins Mary Pickford Heinz Otto Schild Herbert Muggleton Stanley Bruce Stocker John Sutton Michael Szwarc David Whiffen Fred White
Statute 12	Louis Mountbatten
Foreign	Jean Brachet Haldan Keffer Hartline Louis Néel André Weil

v t e Presidents of the Geological Society of London
19th century	George Bellas Greenough Henry Grey Bennet William Blake John MacCulloch George Bellas Greenough Earl Compton William Babington William Buckland John Bostock William Fitton Adam Sedgwick Roderick Murchison George Bellas Greenough Charles Lyell William Whewell William Buckland Roderick Murchison Henry Warburton Leonard Horner Henry De la Beche William Hopkins Edward Forbes William Hamilton Daniel Sharpe Joseph Ellison Portlock John Phillips Leonard Horner Andrew Crombie Ramsay William Hamilton Warington Wilkinson Smyth Thomas Henry Huxley Joseph Prestwich George Douglas Campbell John Evans Peter Martin Duncan Henry Clifton Sorby Robert Etheridge John Whitaker Hulke Thomas Bonney John Wesley Judd William Blanford Archibald Geikie Wilfred Hudleston Henry Woodward Henry Hicks William Whitaker
20th century	Jethro Teall Charles Lapworth John Marr Archibald Geikie William Sollas William Watts Aubrey Strahan Arthur Smith Woodward Alfred Harker George Lamplugh Richard Oldham Albert Seward John Evans Francis Bather John Gregory Edmund Garwood Thomas Holland John Green Owen Thomas Jones Henry Hurd Swinnerton Percy Boswell Herbert Leader Hawkins William Fearnsides Arthur Trueman Herbert Harold Read Cecil Tilley Owen Thomas Jones George Lees William King Walter Campbell Smith Leonard Hawkes James Stubblefield Sydney Hollingworth Oliver Bulman Frederick Shotton Kingsley Dunham Neville George William Alexander Deer Thomas Westoll Percy Kent Wallace Pitcher Percival Allen Howel Francis Janet Watson Charles Holland Bernard Leake Derek Blundell Anthony Harris Charles Curtis Steve Sparks Richard Hardman Robin Cocks
21st century	Ronald Oxburgh Mark Moody-Stuart Peter Styles Richard Fortey Lynne Frostick

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Sir Percy Kent
Born	Peter Edward Kent (1913-03-18)18 March 1913 Basford, Nottinghamshire, England
Died	9 July 1986(1986-07-09) (aged 73) Chesterfield, Derbyshire, England
Citizenship	British
Education	West Bridgford Grammar School
Alma mater	University of Nottingham
Spouses	Margaret Betty Hood (1940-1974) Lorna Scott (1976-1986)
Children	Helen Cooper Judith Booth
Awards	Bigsby Medal (1955) Murchison Medal (1969) Royal Medal (1971)
Scientific career
Fields	Geology
Institutions	Chief Geologist of BP (1966-1971) President of the Geological Society of London (1974-1976)