Basil Charles King

Basil Charles King (1915–1985) was a British geologist.

Early life and education King was educated at King Edward VI School, Bury St Edmunds, and went on to study geology at Durham University. He graduated in 1936 with first-class honours.

Career and research After graduating, King worked as a demonstrator at Bedford College, London, before joining the Geological Survey of Uganda. He later returned to Britain and joined the geology department at the University of Glasgow, where he became a senior lecturer. He became a member of the Geological Society of London in 1949; they later awarded him the Bigsby Medal in 1959.

His health failing, King retired and moved to Catacol on the Isle of Arran in 1977.

He died on 11 September 1985.

Selected publications