| 词条 | Percy Edward Kent |
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| name = Percy Edward Kent | image = | image_size = | image_upright = | alt = | caption = | birth_date = {{birth date |1913|03|18|df=y}} | birth_place = | death_date = {{death date and age |1986|07|09|1913|03|18|df=y}} | death_place = | death_cause = | resting_place = | resting_place_coordinates = | other_names = Peter Edward Kent | residence = West Bridgford | citizenship = British | nationality = | fields = Geology | workplaces = {{ublist|Chief Geologist of BP (1966-1971)|President of the Geological Society of London (1974-1976)}} | patrons = | education = West Bridgford Grammar School | alma_mater = University of Nottingham | thesis_title = | thesis_url = | thesis_year = | doctoral_advisor = | academic_advisors = | doctoral_students = | notable_students = | known_for = | influences = | influenced = | awards = {{ublist|Bigsby Medal (1955)|Murchison Medal (1969)|Royal Medal (1971)}} | author_abbrev_bot = | author_abbrev_zoo = | spouse = {{ublist|Margaret Betty Hood (1940-1974)|Lorna Scott (1976-1986)}} | children = Helen Cooper | signature = | signature_alt = | website = | footnotes = }} Sir Percy Edward Kent (18 March 1913 – 9 July 1986) PhD, DSc, LLD, ScD, FGS, FRS[1] 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 knighted in the 1973 Birthday Honours. Early lifeHe attended West Bridgford Grammar School. From the University of Nottingham he gained a BSc in 1934, and a PhD in 1941. CareerP.E. Kent joined Louis Leakey and Mary Leakey in their 1935 investigation of Olduvai Gorge.[4] He was Chief Geologist from 1966-71 of BP. From 1974-6 he was President of the Geological Society of London. Personal lifeHe married Margaret (Betty) Hood in 1940, and they had two daughters, one of whom is Helen Cooper. His first wife died in 1974. In 1976 he married Lorna Scott. He lived in West Bridgford. References1. ^{{Cite journal | last1 = Falcon | first1 = Norman Leslie | last2 = Dunham | first2 = Kinglsey| authorlink2 = Kingsley Charles Dunham| doi = 10.1098/rsbm.1987.0013 | title = Percy Edward (Peter) Kent. 18 March 1913-9 July 1986 | journal = Biographical Memoirs of Fellows of the Royal Society | volume = 33 | pages = 344 | year = 1987| jstor = 769956 | pmid = | pmc = }} {{FRS 1966}}{{GLS Presidents}}{{Authority control}}{{DEFAULTSORT:Kent, Percy Edward}}2. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.nndb.com/honors/968/000100668/|title=Royal Medal|accessdate=2008-12-06}} 3. ^Obituary: Percy Edward Kent 1913−1986. Proceedings of the Yorkshire Geological Society 1987; v. 46; p. 173-174. 4. ^{{cite book |last1=Leakey |first1=Mary |title=Olduvai Gorge |date=1979 |publisher=Book Club Associates |location=London |pages=17}} 10 : Royal Medal winners|British geologists|BP people|Fellows of the Royal Society|Fellows of the Geological Society of London|Knights Bachelor|1913 births|1986 deaths|People from West Bridgford|Alumni of the University of Nottingham |
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